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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   quassia (Quassia amara) countable, uncountable
2. 2
   medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits wordnet
3. 3
   Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean countable, uncountable
4. 4
   West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia wordnet
5. 5
   paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bitter ashjamaica quassiajamaica quassiajamaica quassiawoodparadise treeparadise tree

Etymology

From bitter + wood.

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