Synonyms of quassia

Noun

1. quassia, organic compound

usage: a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma

2. quassia, bitterwood, Quassia amara, bitterwood tree

usage: 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

Definition and meaning of quassia (Dictionary)