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Definitions for Quassia

[1] 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.
[2] any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood.
[3] 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.
[4] any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood
[5] the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making
[6] a bitter compound extracted from this bark and wood, formerly used as a tonic and anthelmintic, now used in insecticides

Words nearby Quassia

quasidominance, quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia, quassia family, quat., quater, quatercentenary, quatercentennial

Origin of Quassia

1755–65; < New Latin, named after Quassi, 18th-century slave in Dutch Guiana who discovered its medicinal properties; see -ia

Word origin for Quassia

C18: from New Latin, named after Graman Quassi, a slave who discovered (1730) the medicinal value of the root