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quassia family
quas′sia fam`ily n. a family, Simaroubaceae, of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having pinnately compound leaves, clusters of flowers, and medicinal bark. ThesaurusNoun | 1.quassia family - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruitfamily Simaroubaceae, Simaroubaceaerosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plantsGeraniales, order Geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceaebitterwood tree - any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter tastegenus Simarouba, Simarouba - type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter barkgenus Ailanthus - small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samarasgenus Irvingia, Irvingia - wild mangogenus Kirkia, Kirkia - small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubsgenus Picrasma, Picrasma - small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asiagenus Quassia - tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal |
quassia family
Synonyms for quassia familynoun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruitSynonyms- family Simaroubaceae
- Simaroubaceae
Related Words- rosid dicot family
- Geraniales
- order Geraniales
- bitterwood tree
- genus Simarouba
- Simarouba
- genus Ailanthus
- genus Irvingia
- Irvingia
- genus Kirkia
- Kirkia
- genus Picrasma
- Picrasma
- genus Quassia
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