English-Thai Dictionary

quassia

N พืช พวก  Quassia ไม้ ของ พืช พวก  Quassia bitter wood

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUASSATION

n.[L. quassatio.] The act of shaking; concussion; the state of being shaken.

 

QUASSIA

n.A plant, or rather a genus of plants of three species, the amara, simaruba, and excelsa or polygama, natives of South America and of some of the isles of the West Indies, and possessing valuable medicinal qualities.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUASS

Quass, n. Etym: [Russ. kvas'.]

 

Defn: A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians. [written also quas. ]

 

QUASSATION

Quas *sa "tion, n. Etym: [L. quassatio, from quassare to shake. See Quash to crush. ]

 

Defn: The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken. Gayton.

 

QUASSIA

Quas "si *a, n. Etym: [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific. ]

 

Defn: The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarubeæ, as Quassia amara, Picræna excelsa, and Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making beer.

 

QUASSIN

Quas "sin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. quassine. See Quassia. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite. [Written also quassiin, and quassine.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quassia

quas sia |ˈkwäSH (ē )ə ˈkwɑʃ (i )ə | ▶noun a South American shrub or small tree related to ailanthus. [Genera Quassia and Picrasma, family Simaroubaceae: several species, in particular Q. amara. ] • the wood, bark, or root of this tree, yielding a bitter medicinal tonic, insecticide, and vermifuge. ORIGIN named after Graman Quassi, an 18th -cent. Surinamese slave who discovered its medicinal properties in 1730.

 

Oxford Dictionary

quassia

quassia |ˈkwɒʃə, ˈkwɒʃɪə, ˈkwasɪə | ▶noun a South American shrub or small tree related to ailanthus. ●Genera Quassia and Picrasma, family Simaroubaceae: several species, in particular Q. amara. • [ mass noun ] the wood, bark, or root of the quassia, yielding a bitter medicinal tonic, insecticide, and vermifuge. ORIGIN named after Graman Quassi, an 18th -cent. Surinamese slave who discovered its medicinal properties in 1730.

 

Duden Dictionary

Quasselbude

Quas sel bu de Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend, umgangssprachlich scherzhaft , die |Qu a sselbude |1 (über das Debattieren nicht hinauskommendes, keine Macht ausübendes ) Parlament 2 Ort, an dem zu viel geredet wird

 

Quasselei

Quas se lei Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend , die |Quassel ei |[dauerndes ] Quasseln deine Quasselei geht mir langsam auf die Nerven

 

quasseln

quas seln schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend |qu a sseln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen, zu niederdeutsch quassen = schwatzen, zu: dwas, mittelniederdeutsch dwās = töricht (in einer störenden Weise ) schnell, viel reden, erzählen (ohne ein Ende zu finden ) hör auf zu quasseln ! | mit Akkusativ-Objekt dummes Zeug quasseln

 

Quasselstrippe

Quas sel strip pe Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a sselstrippe |1 salopp scherzhaft veraltend Telefon 2 salopp abwertend jemand, der unentwegt redet die Quasselstrippe hat schon seit einer halben Stunde das Handy am Ohr

 

Quasseltante

Quas sel tan te Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend , die |Qu a sseltante | Quasselstrippe 2

 

Quasselwasser

Quas sel was ser Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Qu a sselwasser |in der Wendung Quasselwasser getrunken haben umgangssprachlich scherzhaft unentwegt reden müssen

 

Quassie

Quas sie Substantiv, feminin , die |Qu a ssie |nach dem Medizinmann Graman Quassi in Surinam (18. Jahrhundert )südamerikanisches Gehölz, dessen Holz Bitterstoff enthält