quassia, bitterwood, 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bitterwood (countable and uncountable, plural bitterwoods)
quassia (Quassia amara)
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
• (Quassia amara): quassia wood, Surinam quassia
• (Picrasma excelsa): bitter ash, Jamaica quassiawood
Source: Wiktionary
Bit"ter*wood`, n.
Definition: A West Indian tree (Picræna excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
