About The Word Quercitron
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Quercitron
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What's The Definition Of Quercitron?
[n] medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
[n] a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree Synonyms | Synonyms for Quercitron: black oak | quercitron oak | Quercus velutina | yellow oak Related Terms | Find terms related to Quercitron: See Also | dye | dyestuff | oak | oak tree Quercitron In Webster's Dictionary \Quer"cit*ron\, n. [F. quercitron, the name of the
name of tree; L. quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree.]
1. The yellow inner bark of the {Quercus tinctoria}, the
American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron
oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern
Texas.
2. Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See {Quercitrin}.
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