#bitterwood_tree any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
supertype: tree a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
member of: family_Simaroubaceae
subtype: marupa__Simarouba_amara tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack
subtype: paradise_tree__bitterwood__Simarouba_glauca medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
subtype: Picrasma_excelsa__Jamaica_quassia__bitterwood__Picrasma_excelsum West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
subtype: bitterwood__quassia__Quassia_amara handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
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