"quassia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒʃ(i)ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkwasi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkwɑʃə/ [General-American], /ˈkwɑsi.ə/ [General-American] Forms: quassias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} quassia (plural quassias)
  1. Any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers. Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants Translations (any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers): квасия (kvasija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kuwasya (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-quassia-en-noun-KNmaZbzG Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers': 97 3
  2. The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark. Categories (topical): Spices and herbs Translations (the bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark): kuwasya (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-quassia-en-noun-iEO~fk2n Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'the bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark': 5 95

Inflected forms

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