bitterwood
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- noun
:
madera amarga
- Many herbalists use bitterwood for its medicinal properties.
- bitterwood tree
- bitterwood fruit
Examples
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He identified the tree as a bitterwood because of its distinctive scarlet fruit and bitter taste.
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The bitterwood thrives in the humid forests of South America.
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Traditional healers often use extracts from bitterwood to prepare herbal remedies.
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The bitterwood tree grows in tropical regions.
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The indigenous people used the bitterwood tree to create traditional medicine for various ailments.
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She carved a small box from bitterwood because it was known for its durable and medicinal properties.
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The herbalist recommended a tea made from bitterwood to help with digestive issues.
Synonyms
A tree or shrub with bitter tasting wood and bark used in traditional medicine
A small tropical tree with red flowers whose wood makes a bitter liquid
A small South American tree with bright red flowers whose bitter wood people use to kill insects and make medicines
A small group of tropical trees whose bitter bark people use in medicine
A West Indian tree whose wood is used to make a bitter tonic and a natural insecticide
A Caribbean tree whose wood people use to make a bitter medicine and a flavouring
A West Indian tree whose wood gives a bitter extract called Jamaica quassia used in medicine
Compounds
- Specialized
A tree or shrub with bitter tasting wood and bark used in traditional medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bitterwood comes from the simple English parts bitter and wood, meaning a tree whose wood tastes 'bitter'. That's why people often used bitterwood in traditional medicine, because bitter plants were thought to help heal people.