'Quercus tinctoria' definitions:

Definition of 'Quercus tinctoria'

From: GCIDE
  • Quercitron \Quer"cit*ron\, n. [F. quercitron, the name of the name of tree; L. quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree.]
  • 1. The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern Texas. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin. [1913 Webster]