Bitterwood and Quassia amara

Bitterwood

Bitterwood noun - 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.
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Quassia amara and bitterwood are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quassia amara" instead a noun "Bitterwood".

Quassia amara

Quassia amara noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Quassia amara

Bitterwood and Quassia amara are semantically related. You can use "Bitterwood" instead a noun phrase "Quassia amara".
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