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QUERCITRON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

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

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

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