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Picraena excelsa
Quassia Quas"si*a, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarube[ae], as Quassia amara, Picr[ae]na excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.
Picraena excelsa
Bitterwood Bit"ter*wood`, n. A West Indian tree (Picr[ae]na excelsa) from the wood of which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.

Meaning of Picraena from wikipedia

- Phaca L. Phacomene Rydb. Phacopsis Rydb. Philammos Steven Physondra Raf. Picraena Steven Pisophaca Rydb. Podlechiella Ma****oumi & Kaz.Osaloo Podochrea Fourr...
- Binomial name Picrasma crenata (Vell.) Engl. Synonyms Aeschrion crenata Vell. Picraena palo-amargo Speg. Picrasma palo-amargo Speg. Thevetia pinnata Vell....
- Aeschrion excelsa var. microcarpa Krug & Urb. Muenteria excelsa (Sw.) Walp. Picraena excelsa (Sw.) Lindl. Picrasma antillana (Eggers) Urb. Qu****ia excelsa Sw...
- amara Aubl. 1775 Subspecies Simarouba amara opaca Simarouba amara typica Synonyms Qu****ia simarouba Qu****ia simaruba Zwingera amara Picraena officinalis...