
Meaning of QUASSIA AMARA
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[n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | bitterwood, quassia |
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| | See Also: | | bitterwood tree, genus Quassia | |
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