Quassia amara

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Definition

Noun: 1. A tropical tree species: A handsome South American shrub or small tree (Quassia amara) known for its bright scarlet flowers, fine-grained yellowish wood, and extremely bitter bark and wood, which are the source of the medicinal compound quassia.

Usage
  • As a subject: " is native to the rainforests of Brazil and Suriname."
  • As an object: "The herbalist harvested the bark from the ."
  • With a possessive: "The 's wood is prized for its color and grain."
Examples
  • "The botanical garden has a specimen of in its medicinal plant section."
  • "The bitter principle extracted from is used as a natural insecticide."
  • "Researchers are studying the compounds in for potential therapeutic uses."
Advanced Usage
  • In botanical/ scientific context: The name is always italicized, as is standard for genus and species names in scientific writing. It may be followed by the name of the botanist who first described it (e.g., L., where "L." stands for Linnaeus).
  • In pharmacology: The term can refer specifically to the dried medicinal material derived from the tree, not just the living plant. For example: "The tincture was prepared using ."
Variants and Related Words
  • Quassia (noun): The common name for the tree. Also refers to the bitter drug or extract obtained from its wood and bark, as well as to the related genus.
  • Bitterwood (noun): A common name for and related trees, describing the intense bitterness of their wood.
  • Simaroubaceae (noun): The plant family to which belongs.
Synonyms
  • Bitterwood
  • Surinam quassia
Notes on Meaning
  • The primary meaning is the specific botanical species. Its significance is dual: as an ornamental plant due to its flowers, and as a source of a commercially and medicinally important bitter compound.
Noun
  1. 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

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