1. (noun) quassia, bitterwood, Quassia amara
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
Synonyms: quassia, paradise tree, bitterwood
2. (noun) Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum
West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
Synonyms: quassia, paradise tree, bitterwood
3. (noun) paradise tree, bitterwood, Simarouba glauca
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
Synonyms: quassia, paradise tree, bitterwood
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