Meanings
plural quercitrons
- countableuncountableThe bark from which the dye is made.
Fustic will also dye a yellow with alum for a mordaunt, either on woolen or silk, but it makes a poor color in comparison with the Quercitron, (American yellow oak bark.)
1847, editorial staff, “To Dye Yellow Color”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72 - countableuncountableThe tree from which the bark is obtained, the black oak, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmedium 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From blend of Latin quercus + French citron, coined by an English speaker, Edward Bancroft (1745-1821), with translingual applicability for international scientific vocabulary.
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