Bitterwood

n.

1.

A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.

Noun	1.	bitterwood - handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Synonyms: Quassia amara, quassia
	2.	bitterwood - West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia Synonyms: Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum, Jamaica quassia
	3.	bitterwood - medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits Synonyms: paradise tree, Simarouba glauca

bitterwood tree, genus Quassia, quassia, Quassia amara