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bitterwood

[ bit-er-wood ]
/ ˈbɪt ərˌwʊd /

noun

any of various chiefly tropical trees having wood with a bitter taste, as Vatairea lundelii or Simarouba glauca.
quassia.

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Origin of bitterwood

bitter + wood1

Words nearby bitterwood

Bitterroot River, bitter rot, bitters, bittersweet, bitterweed, bitterwood, bitterwort, bitting, bittock, BitTorrent, bitty
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British Dictionary definitions for bitterwood

bitterwood
/ (ˈbɪtəˌwʊd) /

noun

any of several simaroubaceous trees of the genus Picrasma of S and SE Asia and the Caribbean, whose bitter bark and wood are used in medicine as a substitute for quassia
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