quassia

Meanings

• noun

  A bitter-tasting wood from the quassia tree, used as a quinine substitute and in traditional medicine.

  - "Quassia wood was used as a substitute for quinine in the production of tonic water."
  - "The bark of the quassia tree has been used for centuries as a bittering agent and medicinal herb."

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Variants

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quassia , quassias

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Etymology

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Quassia is derived from the name of the Quassia amara tree, which is native to South America.

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Trivia

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1. Quassia was used as a substitute for quinine in the production of tonic water during World War II when quinine supplies were scarce.

2. Quassia has been used as a natural insecticide and repellent for centuries.

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Related Concepts

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1. Quassia amara: The Quassia amara tree, also known as the bitterwood tree, is the source of quassia.

2. Tonic water: Quassia wood was used as a substitute for quinine in the production of tonic water.

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Culture

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Quassia has been used in traditional medicine for various purposes, including as a bittering agent, anti-malarial, and anti-emetic.

How to Memorize "quassia"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the quassia tree with its bitter bark and the wood being harvested for medicinal and bittering purposes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate quassia with tonic water and its bitter taste.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember quassia as a bitter bark from a tree used in traditional medicine and tonic water.

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