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Definition of Bitterwood

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia.

3. Noun. 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.

Definition of Bitterwood

1. n. A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.

Medical Definition of Bitterwood

1. A West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bitterwood

bitterroot bitterroots bitters bitters bittersweet bittersweet bittersweetly bittersweetness bittersweets bittersweet chocolate

bittersweet nightshade bitterweed bitterweed bitterweeds bitterwood (current term) bitterwood (current term) bitterwood tree bitterwort bitter almond bitter almond oil

bitter aloes bitter apple bitter betch bitter cassava bitter chocolate bitter cress bitter dock bitter end bitter floom bitter hickory

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