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quercitron

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- The inner bark of the American black oak, Quercus velutina, used as a source of the yellow dye quercitrin and in tanning (more fully "quercitron bark").

- More fully "quercitron oak". The black oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America.


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Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Bancroft (1744–1821), chemist and spy. Blend of quercine and citron




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