Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quassia — [kwäsh′ə, kwäsh′ē ə; kwäs′ē ə] n. [ModL, after Graman Quassi, black slave of Suriname who prescribed it for fever, c. 1730] 1. any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family 2. the wood of either of two tropical trees… … English World dictionary
Quassia — taxobox name = Quassia image caption = Quassia amara regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus = Quassia genus authority = L. subdivision… … Wikipedia
Quassia amara — taxobox name = Quassia amara image caption = Quassia amara from Koehler s Medicinal Plants (1887) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus … Wikipedia
quassia family — noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one seeded winged fruit • Syn: ↑Simaroubaceae, ↑family Simaroubaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales … Useful english dictionary
quassia — Bitterwood, the heartwood of Picrasma excelsa (Picraena excelsa), known as Jamaica q., or of Q. amara (family Simarubaceae), known as Surinam q.; a bitter tonic; the infusion has been administered by enema in the treatment of threadworms. [Quassi … Medical dictionary
Quassia sanguinea — taxobox status = VU status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus = Quassia species = Q. sanguinea binomial = Quassia… … Wikipedia
Quassia amara — noun 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, ↑bitterwood • Hypernyms: ↑bitterwood tree • … Useful english dictionary
Quassia — ID 69703 Symbol Key QUASS Common Name quassia Family Simaroubaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR, VI Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Quassia amara — ID 69704 Symbol Key QUAM Common Name quassia wood Family Simaroubaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR, VI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Duratio … USDA Plant Characteristics
quassia — quas•sia [[t]ˈkwɒʃ ə, i ə[/t]] n. pl. sias 1) bot (boi pln) a shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having pinnate leaves, showy red flowers, and wood with a bitter taste 2) pes pha a prepared form of the wood of any of several … From formal English to slang
