quer|cit|ron

quer|cit|ron
quer|cit|ron «KWUR SIHT ruhn», noun.
1. = black oak (def. 1). (Cf.black oak)
2. its inner bark, used in tanning, which yields a yellow dye.
3. the dye itself.
[earlier quereicitron < Latin quercus, -ūs oak + English citron (probably because of the color)]

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