quassin.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒsi/,

/ˈkwasi/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑsi/

Forms: 1700s quashee, 1700s quasi, 1700s–1800s quassy, 1700s– quassi, 1800s– quassie.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Kwasi, Quassi.

Etymology: < the name of Kwasi (also spelt Quassi, Quacy, etc., in early sources: see Quashie n.), the African-born Surinamese slave who discovered the medicinal properties of the root in 1730. Compare later quassia n.Kwasi communicated his discovery to the Swedish botanist C. G. Dahlberg, by whom it was made known to Linnaeus. See further C. M. Blom in Linnaeus Amœnitates Academicæ (1763) VI. 420.

The wood or bark of the Suriname quassia tree, Quassia amara (cf. quassia n. 2a); the tree itself. Usually attributive.

ΚΠ

1766 Ann. Reg. 1765 i. 114/2 Linnaeus..has lately recommended..a new medicine, called quassi-wood.

1800 W. C. Brown tr. G. Borsieri de Kanifeld Inst. Pract. Med. I. ii. 547 After employing purging per epicrasin, bitter stomachics and strengthening means are proper, as infusions or decoctions of..lesser cantaurey, orange-pill, cascarilla, quassy, [etc.].

1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 663/3 Take quassi bark, four ounces.

1904 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1904 11/5 Some of the articles transferred to the free [trade] list are..quassie juice, [etc.].

1959 Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio) 29 Mar. 8/6 Quassi cups..made of wood believed to have soothing qualities, were filled with water and allowed to stand overnight. The next day—quassi water or stomach bitters.

Compounds

† quassi tree n. (also quassi medicinal tree) Obsolete the Suriname quassia tree, Quassia amara.

ΚΠ

1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 76 They write from Pensacola that the true Quassi medicinal tree has lately been discovered in the western parts of that province.

1769 J. Farley in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 80 Dr. Carol. Linnæus gives a particular description and figure of the Quassi tree, which grows in the neighbourhood of Surinam, in South America.

1858 Richland (Wisconsin) County Observer 16 Mar. It is said the purest bitter principle is yielded by the Quassi tree.

† quassi root n. Obsolete a medicinal preparation of the root of the tree Quassia amara (cf. quassia n. 2a).

ΚΠ

1769 J. Farley in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 81 At last I tryed the Quassi Root.

1784 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica (ed. 3) 529 Quassi root has no sensible odour. Its taste is that of a pure bitter, more intense and durable than that of almost any other known substance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quassi
释义	quassin. Brit. /ˈkwɒsi/, /ˈkwasi/, U.S. /ˈkwɑsi/ Forms: 1700s quashee, 1700s quasi, 1700s–1800s quassy, 1700s– quassi, 1800s– quassie. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Kwasi, Quassi. Etymology: < the name of Kwasi (also spelt Quassi, Quacy, etc., in early sources: see Quashie n.), the African-born Surinamese slave who discovered the medicinal properties of the root in 1730. Compare later quassia n.Kwasi communicated his discovery to the Swedish botanist C. G. Dahlberg, by whom it was made known to Linnaeus. See further C. M. Blom in Linnaeus Amœnitates Academicæ (1763) VI. 420. The wood or bark of the Suriname quassia tree, Quassia amara (cf. quassia n. 2a); the tree itself. Usually attributive. ΚΠ 1766 Ann. Reg. 1765 i. 114/2 Linnaeus..has lately recommended..a new medicine, called quassi-wood. 1800 W. C. Brown tr. G. Borsieri de Kanifeld Inst. Pract. Med. I. ii. 547 After employing purging per epicrasin, bitter stomachics and strengthening means are proper, as infusions or decoctions of..lesser cantaurey, orange-pill, cascarilla, quassy, [etc.]. 1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 663/3 Take quassi bark, four ounces. 1904 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1904 11/5 Some of the articles transferred to the free [trade] list are..quassie juice, [etc.]. 1959 Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio) 29 Mar. 8/6 Quassi cups..made of wood believed to have soothing qualities, were filled with water and allowed to stand overnight. The next day—quassi water or stomach bitters. Compounds † quassi tree n. (also quassi medicinal tree) Obsolete the Suriname quassia tree, Quassia amara. ΚΠ 1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 76 They write from Pensacola that the true Quassi medicinal tree has lately been discovered in the western parts of that province. 1769 J. Farley in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 80 Dr. Carol. Linnæus gives a particular description and figure of the Quassi tree, which grows in the neighbourhood of Surinam, in South America. 1858 Richland (Wisconsin) County Observer 16 Mar. It is said the purest bitter principle is yielded by the Quassi tree. † quassi root n. Obsolete a medicinal preparation of the root of the tree Quassia amara (cf. quassia n. 2a). ΚΠ 1769 J. Farley in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 81 At last I tryed the Quassi Root. 1784 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica (ed. 3) 529 Quassi root has no sensible odour. Its taste is that of a pure bitter, more intense and durable than that of almost any other known substance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1766
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