quassia

• اسم يشير إلى مركب شديد المرارة يُستخلص من خشب وقلف أشجار جنس الكواسيا والبيكراسما، ويُستخدم كمبيد حشري ومقوٍّ وطارد للديدان؛ كما يشير إلى شجيرة أو شجرة صغيرة جميلة من أمريكا الجنوبية تُنتج هذا الدواء المرّ وخشباً أصفر دقيق الحبيبات عالي القيمة.

A noun referring to a bitter compound extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma, used as an insecticide, tonic, and vermifuge; also denotes the handsome South American shrub or small tree that yields this bitter drug and a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood.

1. Bitter tonic and insecticideC2formalmedical

   A bitter substance extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma, used as an insecticide, a tonic, and a vermifuge.

   مرارة مقوية ومبيد حشري

   • Quassia has been traditionally used as a natural insecticide in gardens.
   • The bitter taste of quassia makes it effective as a digestive tonic.
   • Some herbal remedies include quassia to treat intestinal worms.

2. South American treeC2formalscientific

   A handsome South American shrub or small tree with bright scarlet flowers, yielding a fine-grained yellowish wood and the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark.

   شجرة كواسيا

   • The quassia tree is admired for its vibrant scarlet flowers.
   • The wood of the quassia tree is valued for its fine grain and yellowish color.
   • In South America, the quassia tree is cultivated both for its beauty and its medicinal bark.

   المرادفاتbitterwood