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1. (n.) quercitron
an oak, Quercus velutina, of E North America: the inner bark yields a yellow dye.
2. quercitron
the bark itself.
3. quercitron
the dye.
Etymology: (1785–95; < L quer(cus) oak +citron)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) quercitron
a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree
2. (noun) black oak, yellow oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina
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 five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) quercitron
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. (noun) quercitron
quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. quercitron
a yellow dye obtained from the bark of a North American oak.
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