Thesaurus: bitterwood

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1. n. A West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
2. 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
3. n. West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
4. n. medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
5. A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
6. A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which thebitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
7. n. A West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.