quercitron

quercitron
/kwerr"si treuhn/, n.
1. an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
2. the bark itself.
3. the dye obtained from this bark.
[1785-95; < L quer(cus) oak + CITRON]

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