English Explanatory Dictionary

bitterwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. quassia (Quassia amara)
  2. Jamaica quassia (Picrasma excelsa), native to the Caribbean
  3. Paradise tree (Simarouba glauca), native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America

Word forms

bitterwood bitterwoods

Etymology

From bitter + wood.

Synonyms

quassia wood Surinam quassia bitter ash Jamaica quassiawood
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