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red bark

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC Jan. 22, 2023

It showed a scientist suspended by not much more than a rope has one boot perched on the rusty red bark of “The President,” one of the giants in Sequoia National Park.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2022

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

In observing apricots, I have learned that young twigs with red bark are more resistant to cold than those with brown.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Weschcke, Carl

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