quassia

• Substantivo que designa um composto amargo extraído da madeira e da casca de árvores dos gêneros Quassia e Picrasma, usado como inseticida, tônico e vermífugo; também designa o arbusto ou pequena árvore sul-americana que produz esse remédio amargo e uma madeira amarelada valiosa de grão fino.

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.

   Tônico amargo e inseticida

   • 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.

   Árvore sul-americana

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbitterwood