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bitterwood

bitterwood noun: quassia (Quassia amara).

Noun

bitterwood (countable and uncountable, plural bitterwoods)

  1. quassia (Quassia amara)
    Synonyms:
    quassia wood, Surinam quassia
  2. Jamaica quassia (Picrasma excelsa), native to the Caribbean
    Synonyms:
    bitter ash, Jamaica quassiawood
  3. Paradise tree (Simarouba glauca), native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America

Synonyms of bitterwood

  • quassia wood
  • Surinam quassia
  • bitter ash
  • Jamaica quassiawood

Forms of bitterwood

pluralbitterwoods

Origin of bitterwood

From bitter + wood.

Questions about bitterwood

What does bitterwood mean?
Bitterwood means quassia (Quassia amara).
What part of speech is bitterwood?
Bitterwood is a noun.
What is the plural of bitterwood?
The plural of bitterwood is bitterwoods.

Words near bitterwood in the dictionary

  1. bittersweetly
  2. bittersweetness
  3. bittersweets
  4. bitterweed
  5. bitterweeds
  6. bitterwood
  7. bitterwoods
  8. bitterwort
  9. bitterworts
  10. bittery
  11. bittes

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