Meaning of QUERCITRON
| Pronunciation: | | 'kwur`sitrun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | black oak, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina, yellow oak |
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| | See Also: | | dye, dyestuff, oak, oak tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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