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单词 quassia
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quas•sia  (kwosh′ə, -ē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having pinnate leaves, showy red flowers, and wood with a bitter taste. Cf. quassia family. 
  2. Plant Biologyany of several other trees having bitter-tasting wood.
  3. Pest Control, Drugs, DrugsAlso called bitterwood. [Chem., Pharm.]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.
  • Neo-Latin, named after Quassi, 18th-century slave in Dutch Guiana who discovered its medicinal properties; see -ia
  • 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quassia /ˈkwɒʃə/ n
  1. any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood
  2. the bark and wood of Quassia amara and of a related tree, Picrasma excelsa, used in furniture making
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, named after Graman Quassi, a slave who discovered (1730) the medicinal value of the root
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