quassia

[ kwosh-uh, -ee-uh ]

/ ˈkwɒʃ ə, -i ə /

noun

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.

any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood.

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.

Origin of quassia

First recorded in 1775–80; from New Latin, named after Quassi, an 18th-century enslaved healer in the Dutch colony of Suriname who discovered its medicinal properties; see -ia

Words nearby quassia

quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia, quassia family, quat., quater, quatercentenary, quatercentennial

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Example sentences from the Web for quassia

The same weight of quassia chips may be substituted for the tobacco.
Making a Rose Garden|Henry H. Saylor
The hop-wash of soft soap and quassia, so effective against aphis attack, is of little avail in the case of red spider.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various
One third of a pint of quassia to which add a tablespoonful of rocksalt.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Quassia is, probably, the most harmless of all the illegal bitters.
The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction, No. 391|Various

It requires but little discrimination to distinguish very clearly the peculiar bitterness of quassia in adulterated porter.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum

British Dictionary definitions for quassia

quassia

/ (ˈkwɒʃə) /

noun

any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood

the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making

a bitter compound extracted from this bark and wood, formerly used as a tonic and anthelmintic, now used in insecticides

Word Origin for quassia

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	quassia
释义	quassia [ kwosh-uh, -ee-uh ] / ˈkwɒʃ ə, -i ə / noun 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. any of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood. 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. Origin of quassia First recorded in 1775–80; from New Latin, named after Quassi, an 18th-century enslaved healer in the Dutch colony of Suriname who discovered its medicinal properties; see -ia Words nearby quassia quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia, quassia family, quat., quater, quatercentenary, quatercentennial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quassia The same weight of quassia chips may be substituted for the tobacco. Making a Rose Garden\|Henry H. Saylor The hop-wash of soft soap and quassia, so effective against aphis attack, is of little avail in the case of red spider. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6\|Various One third of a pint of quassia to which add a tablespoonful of rocksalt. Ulysses\|James Joyce Quassia is, probably, the most harmless of all the illegal bitters. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction, No. 391\|Various It requires but little discrimination to distinguish very clearly the peculiar bitterness of quassia in adulterated porter. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons\|Fredrick Accum British Dictionary definitions for quassia quassia / (ˈkwɒʃə) / noun any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making a bitter compound extracted from this bark and wood, formerly used as a tonic and anthelmintic, now used in insecticides Word Origin for quassia C18: from New Latin, named after Graman Quassi, a slave who discovered (1730) the medicinal value of the root Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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