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The wood of several tropical American trees of the orderSimarubeæ, as Quassia amara, Picræna excelsa, and Simaruba amara. Itis intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as asubstitute for hops in making beer.
A South American shrub or small tree related to ailanthus.
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