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Definition of Quassia

Quassia
Quassia Quas"si*a, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarube[ae], as Quassia amara, Picr[ae]na excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.

Meaning of Quassia from wikipedia

- Qu****ia (/ˈkwɒʃə/ or /ˈkwɒʃiə/) is a plant genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one...
- Qu****ia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitterwood, or hombre grande (spanish for big man) is a species in the genus Qu****ia, with some botanists...
- The Simaroubaceae, also known as the qu****ia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject...
- prototypical example of the family of qu****inoids. It can be extracted from the qu****ia tree, from which it gets its name. It was first isolated in 1937, and its...
- type species of the genus Simarouba. In 1790, William Wright described Qu****ia simarouba, which Auguste Pyrame DeCandolle suggested was the same species...
- Qu****ia sanguinea is a species of plant in the Simaroubaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
- 苦樹 ku shu, ****anese: ニガキ nigaki "bitterwood"; also India qu****ia, qu****ia wood, shurni, qu****ia-wood, or qu****iawood; syn. P. ailanthioides) is a species...
- Prunus (Cherry) * Purshia (Antelope Bush) Pyracantha (Firethorn) Q Qu****ia (Qu****ia) * Quercus (Oak) * Quillaja (Quillay) Quintinia (Tawheowheo) * R Rhamnus...
- rare and endangered species found here, such as fish bone fern, southern qu****ia and palm orchid. One of the natural beauties of this park is the mouth...
- over 4 months, as compared to 74% under a metronidazole standard therapy. Qu****ia amara extract at 4% demonstrated to have clinical efficacy for rosacea...