BITTERWOOD Definition & Meaning

bitterwood

[ bit-er-wood ]

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noun

any of various chiefly tropical trees having wood with a bitter taste, as Vatairea lundelii or Simarouba glauca.
quassia.

bitterwood

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noun

any of several simaroubaceous trees of the genus Picrasma of S and SE Asia and the Caribbean, whose bitter bark and wood are used in medicine as a substitute for quassia

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Origin of bitterwood¹

bitter + wood ¹

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They credit traditional medicine, like root wine and herbs such as neem, bitterwood and ginger, for helping fend off the virus, and do not want to take the vaccine.

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The first of their three flavors, which include Aromatic and Dry, to come to the United States is Bitter, made with grapes, grapefruit, bay leaf, orange, oak and quassia, also known as bitterwood.

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