quercitron

quer·ci·tron

Q0026500 (kwûr′sĭ-trən, -trŏn′, kwər-sĭt′rən)n.1. The bright orange inner bark of the eastern black oak, from which a yellow dye is obtained.2. The dye obtained from this bark.

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[Blend of Latin quercus, oak; see perk^wu- in Indo-European roots, and citron.]

quercitron

(ˈkwɜːsɪtrən) n (Botany) the inner back of a black oak tree

quer•ci•tron

(ˈkwɜr sɪ trən)

n. 1. an oak, Quercus velutina, of E North America: the inner bark yields a yellow dye. 2. the bark itself. 3. the dye. [1785–95; < Latin quer(cus) oak + citron]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quercitron - a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak treedye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
	2.	quercitron - 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-tippedblack oak, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina, yellow oakoak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"