quassia

See also: Quassia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Quassia, named after Surinamese physician and botanist Graman Quassi.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (France (Agen)):(file)

Noun

quassia m (plural quassias)

  1. quassia

Descendants

  • → Turkish: kavasya

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