/ Dictionary / Index B bitterwood: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bit•ter•wood Pronunciation: (bit'ur-wood"), [key] — n. any of various chiefly tropical trees having wood with a bitter taste, as Vatairea lundelii or Simarouba glauca. quassia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bitterwood (Thesaurus) bitterweed bitterwort Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language