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Quebracho
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What's The Definition Of Quebracho?Synonyms | Synonyms for Quebracho: Related Terms | Find terms related to Quebracho: See Also | Quebracho In Webster's Dictionary \Que*bra"cho\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A Chilian apocynaceous tree ({Aspidosperma Quebracho}); also,
its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn[oe]a of
the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also {white
quebracho}, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a
Mexican anacardiaceous tree ({Loxopterygium Lorentzii}) whose
bark is said to have similar properties. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
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