Simarouba


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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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Noun1.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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