| NOUN | plant | Jamaica quassia | similar to the extract from Quassia amara |
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| plant | Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum | West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia |
| Meaning | Similar to the extract from Quassia amara. | |
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| Broader | quassia | A bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge |
| Substance of | Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum | West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia |
| Meaning | West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia. | |
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| Synonyms | bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum | |
| Member of | Picrasma, genus Picrasma | small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia |
| Broader | bitterwood tree | Any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste |
| Substances | Jamaica quassia | Similar to the extract from Quassia amara |
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