Quassiȧ, n.

(kwŏsh'ĭ-ȧ, or kwăsh'ĭ-ȧ) (Synop., § 130), n. [From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] A bitter wood obtained from various trees of the genus Quassia, all of which are natives of tropical America or the West Indies. The wood and bark are employed in medicine.