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bitterwood

[ bit-er-woo d ]
/ ˈbɪt ərˌwʊd /
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noun

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

Nearby words

  1. bitterroot range,
  2. bitterroot river,
  3. bitters,
  4. bittersweet,
  5. bitterweed,
  6. bitterwort,
  7. bitting,
  8. bittock,
  9. bittorrent,
  10. bitty

Origin of bitterwood

bitter + wood1
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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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