quassi
/ˈkwɒsi/ /ˈkwasi/(also quassie)
noun
The wood or bark of the Suriname quassia tree, Quassia amara; the tree itself. Usually attributive.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Annual Register. From the name of Kwasi, the African-born Surinamese slave who discovered the medicinal properties of the root in 1730.
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