Quassia Family (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the plant family Simaroubaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having pinnately compound leaves, clusters of flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, or fleshy or winged fruit, and a bitter bark used medicinally, and including the ailanthus and quassia.
Quassia Family (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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