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quassia
noun
- any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family
- the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture
- a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine
adjective
designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus
See quassia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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