| quercitron | 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. Origin: F. Quercitron, the name of the name of tree; L. Quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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