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bitterwood — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑quassia, ↑Quassia amara • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood… … Useful english dictionary
Bitterwood — Bit ter*wood , n. A West Indian tree ({Picr[ae]na excelsa}) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bitterwood — melsvasis simarubis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Simarubinių šeimos vaistinis, aliejinis, maistinis, medieninis augalas (Simarouba glauca), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Simarouba glauca angl. bitterwood;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
bitterwood — /ˈbɪtəwʊd/ (say bituhwood) noun 1. any tree of the tropical genus Picrasma. 2. the bitter wood of this tree, from which a substitute for quassia is prepared …
paradise tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑bitterwood, ↑Simarouba glauca • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree • Member… … Useful english dictionary
paradise-tree — melsvasis simarubis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Simarubinių šeimos vaistinis, aliejinis, maistinis, medieninis augalas (Simarouba glauca), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Simarouba glauca angl. bitterwood;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Jamaica quassia — noun 1. similar to the extract from Quassia amara • Hypernyms: ↑quassia • Substance Holonyms: ↑bitterwood, ↑Picrasma excelsa, ↑Picrasma excelsum 2. West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Simarouba glauca — noun 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 • Syn: ↑paradise tree, ↑bitterwood • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Picrasma excelsa — noun West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia • Syn: ↑Jamaica quassia, ↑bitterwood, ↑Picrasma excelsum • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Picrasma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Picrasma excelsum — noun West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia • Syn: ↑Jamaica quassia, ↑bitterwood, ↑Picrasma excelsa • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Picrasma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
