quassia

/kwosh-uh, -ee-uh/US // ˈkwɒʃ ə, -i ə //UK // (ˈkwɒʃə) //

贵州省,奎斯特,贵州,桂花

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : 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.
- : any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood.
- : 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.

Quassia, kwash′i-a, n. a South American tree, the bitter wood and bark of which are used as a tonic.
From six to eight ounces of the infusion of quassia is then passed, as high up as the catheter will reach.
I have tasted rue, I have tasted aloes, I have tasted quassia, and I have nearly died of squills.
Bitter substances, like commercial aloes and quassia, are useless against rabbits.
His laugh was bitter as quassia; he turned his head toward the sound of the automobile horn that summoned him.