QUERCITRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quercitron mean? 

• QUERCITRON (noun)
  The noun QUERCITRON has 2 senses:

1. a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree

2. medium 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

  Familiarity information: QUERCITRON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUERCITRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("quercitron" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Medium 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black oak; quercitron; quercitron oak; Quercus velutina; yellow oak

Hypernyms ("quercitron" is a kind of...):

oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)