Quassia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having pinnate leaves, showy red flowers, and wood with a bitter taste.
  2. any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood.
  3. a prepared form of the heartwood of any of these trees, used as an insecticide and in medicine as a tonic to dispel intestinal worms.
noun
  1. any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood
  2. the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making
  3. a bitter compound extracted from this bark and wood, formerly used as a tonic and anthelmintic, now used in insecticides
Quassia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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