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quassia

UK/ˈkwɒʃ(i)ə/US/ˈkwɑʃə/

quassia noun: any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers.

quassia: any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers
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Noun

quassia (plural quassias)

  1. Any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers.
  2. The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark.

quassia meaning in Tagalog

quassia in Tagalog

any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers
kuwasya
the bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark
kuwasya

Forms of quassia

pluralquassias

Origin of quassia

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

Questions about quassia

What does quassia mean?
Quassia means any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers.
What is quassia in Tagalog?
Quassia in Tagalog is kuwasya. See Quassia meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is quassia?
Quassia is a noun.
How do you pronounce quassia?
Quassia is pronounced /ˈkwɒʃ(i)ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of quassia?
The plural of quassia is quassias.

Words near quassia in the dictionary

  1. quassation
  2. quassations
  3. quassative
  4. quassed
  5. quasses
  6. quassia
  7. quassias
  8. quassin
  9. quassine
  10. quassines
  11. quassing

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