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bitterwood
/ ˈbɪtəˌwʊd /
noun
- any of several simaroubaceous trees of the genus Picrasma of S and SE Asia and the Caribbean, whose bitter bark and wood are used in medicine as a substitute for quassia
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I hope you may be entirely successful in your interview with Bitterwood & Barnard.
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