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quassia

quas·sia

UK/ˈkwɒʃ(i)ə/ US/ˈkwasi.ə/ uncommon

noun

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a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma

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Origin

From the genus name translingual Quassia, named after Surinamese physician and botanist Graman Quassi.

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