quillaja

Variant of quillaia

quillaia definition

quil·laia (ki lī′ə, kwi lā′yə)

noun

soapbark (sense )
also quillai quil·lai′ (ki lī′) or quillaja quil·la′ja (kwi lā′yə, -lā′jə)

Etymology: Sp < the Araucanian native name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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