any of several simaroubaceous trees of the genus Picrasma of S and SE Asia and the Caribbean, whose bitter bark and wood are used in medicine as a substitute for quassia
bitterwood in American English
(ˈbɪtərˌwud)
noun
1.
any of various chiefly tropical trees having wood with a bitter taste, as Vatairea lundelii or Simarouba glauca