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quercitron

quer·cit·ron

uncommon

noun

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

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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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