horse-radish tree

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


name given to Codonocarpus cotinifolius, F. v. M., N.O. Phytolaceae.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 164:

«`Quinine-tree,' `medicine-tree' of the interior. Called also`horse-radish tree' owing to the taste of the leaves. The barkcontains a peculiar bitter, and no doubt possesses medicinalproperties. The taste is, however, quite distinct fromquinine.»

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