Simarouba

simarouba

(ˌsɪməˈruːbə) or

simaruba

n

1. (Plants) any tropical American tree of the genus Simarouba, esp S. amara, having divided leaves and fleshy fruits: family Simaroubaceae

2. (Medicine) the medicinal bark of any of these trees

[C18: from New Latin, from Carib simaruba]

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Simarouba - type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark genus Simarouba rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants family Simaroubaceae, quassia family, Simaroubaceae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit marupa, Simarouba amara - tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack paradise tree, Simarouba glauca, bitterwood - 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

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