quassia
- noun
- /ˈkwɑːsiə/
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quassia
- Botanists are studying the unique flowers of the quassia tree found in South America.
Examples
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The quassia tree is known for its striking scarlet flowers.
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The quassia tree is known for its striking scarlet flowers.
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Extracts from quassia wood are sometimes used as natural insecticides.
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The bark of quassia is often used in herbal medicine for its bitter properties.
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Many herbalists use quassia for its medicinal properties.
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Botanists are studying the unique flowers of the quassia tree found in South America.
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Many herbalists use quassia for its medicinal properties.
Synonyms
A small South American tree with bright red flowers whose bitter wood people use to kill insects and make medicines
Compounds
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A group of tropical trees and bushes with divided leaves and bright red flowers, some with medicinal bark
A West Indian tree whose wood is used to make a bitter tonic and a natural insecticide
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An extract from the tree's wood used as a bitter flavoring and in herbal medicine
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A small South American tree with bright red flowers whose bitter wood people use to kill insects and make medicines
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A group of mainly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark and dry fruits with one seed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quassia (the tree) takes its name from Quassi, a Surinamese healer whose use of the plant made it famous to early visitors. That's why quassia now means the tropical shrub or small tree whose wood and bark give a very 'bitter' extract used in medicine and for keeping insects away.
