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English 1 sense of the expression Picrasma excelsum:
NOUNplantPicrasma excelsum, Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsaWest Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
EnglishPicrasma excelsum: 1 sense noun 1, plant
MeaningWest Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia.
SynonymsJamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa
Member ofPicrasma, genus Picrasmasmall genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia
Broaderbitterwood treeAny of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
SubstancesJamaica quassiaSimilar to the extract from Quassia amara

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