red bark

British  

noun

1. a kind of cinchona containing a high proportion of alkaloids

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Example Sentences

“It has fabulous bright red bark when it loses its leaves, again echoing the red of the front door,” she says.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Red cedars can grow to become giants in the forest, and have a distinctive cinnamon red bark.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

So try the paradise pajaro manzanita, a bold evergreen with dramatic dark red bark with white, pink and startling red flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Redwoods are famous for their majesty—they have deep red bark, and as the tallest tree species on earth, their height is almost impossible to take in.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2020

The manzanita is closely allied to the madro�o, and resembles it in many ways, particularly in the annual peeling of its rich red bark and in the form of its flowers.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth