quercitron

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21
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10

Definition of quercitron

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The bark from which the dye is made.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The tree from which the bark is obtained, the black oak, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.

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Etymology

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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