quassia

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name translingual Quassia, named after Surinamese physician and botanist Graman Quassi. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒʃ(i)ə/, /ˈkwasi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑʃə/, /ˈkwɑsi.ə/ === Noun === quassia (plural quassias) Any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers. The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Quassia, named after Surinamese physician and botanist Graman Quassi. === Pronunciation === === Noun === quassia m (plural quassias) quassia ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: kavasya === Further reading === “quassia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012