medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
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bitterwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paradise tree, simarouba glauca |
| Type of | bitterwood tree |
bitterwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jamaica quassia, picrasma excelsa, picrasma excelsum |
| Type of | bitterwood tree |
bitterwood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quassia, quassia amara |
| Type of | bitterwood tree |
