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Definition of Quassia
1. Noun. A bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma.
2. 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.
Generic synonyms: Bitterwood Tree
Group relationships: Genus Quassia
Definition of Quassia
1. n. The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarubeæ, as Quassia amara, Picræna excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.
Definition of Quassia
1. a tropical tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Quassia
1. The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarubeae, as Quassia amara, Picraena excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer. Origin: NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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