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Princeton's WordNet
quassia, bitterwood, Quassia amaranoun
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
Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsumnoun
West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
paradise tree, bitterwood, Simarouba glaucanoun
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
Bitterwood is a common name for several plants, typically trees, that have a certain bitter taste due to natural chemicals present in them. The name is most commonly associated with the Quassia Amara, a plant native to the Caribbean and South America, known for its medicinal properties. Other plants, like the Picrasma Excelsa, are also referred to as bitterwood because of their intensely bitter bark and wood. The term can differ based on geographical location.
Webster Dictionary
Bitterwoodnoun
a West Indian tree (Picraena excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bitterwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bitterwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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