Engelsk substantiv: quassia |
1. | quassia (om masse eller substans) a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | organic compound |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Jamaica quassia |
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2. | quassia (om plante) 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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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bitterwood, Quassia amara |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bitterwood tree |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | genus Quassia |
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