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

He helped his weary steps with a long manuka stick, to which still clung the rough red bark, and looking neither to left nor right, he steadfastly trudged along the middle of the road.

From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)