ALL meanings of quassia
quas·sia
Q q - noun quassia A South American shrub or small tree related to ailanthus. 1
- noun quassia a shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having pinnate leaves, showy red flowers, and wood with a bitter taste. Compare quassia family. 1
- noun quassia any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood. 1
- noun quassia Also called bitterwood. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a prepared form of the heartwood of any of these trees, used as an insecticide and in medicine as a tonic to dispel intestinal worms. 1
- noun quassia any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood 0
- noun quassia the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making 0
- noun quassia a bitter compound extracted from this bark and wood, formerly used as a tonic and anthelmintic, now used in insecticides 0
- noun quassia any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family 0
- noun quassia the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture 0
- noun quassia a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine 0
- adjective quassia designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus 0