- bitterwood tree - any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
--1 is a kind of tree
--1 is a member of Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family
--1 has particulars:marupa, Simarouba amara; paradise tree, bitterwood, Simarouba glauca; Jamaica quassia, bitterwood, Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum; quassia, bitterwood, Quassia amara