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.]
QUAT Quat, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (a) A pustule. [Obs.] (b) An annoying, worthless person. Shak.
QUAT
Quat, v. t.
Defn: To satiate; to satisfy. [Prov. Eng.]
QUATA
Qua"ta, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The coaita.
QUATCH
Quatch, a.
Defn: Squat; flat. [Obs.] Shak.