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quas·sia
 quassia
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- pronunciation:
- kwa
sh
[or]
kwas
shi
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a scarlet-flowered tropical American tree, the wood of which is used in making furniture.
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| definition 2: |
a bitter drug extracted from the wood and bark of this tree, used in insecticides and taken as a medicinal tonic.
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