bitterwood: Meaning and Definition of

bit•ter•wood

Pronunciation: (bit'ur-wood"), [key]
— n.
  1. any of various chiefly tropical trees having wood with a bitter taste, as Vatairea lundelii or Simarouba glauca.
  2. quassia.
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