bitterwood

Meaning

Noun

  • quassia (Quassia amara (species))
  • Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa (species), native to the Caribbean
  • paradise tree Simarouba glauca (species), native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America

Related

Similar words

  • quassia wood, Surinam quassia
  • bitter ash, Jamaica quassiawood

Origin

  • bitter + wood

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