quercitron
nounEtymology From blend of Latin quercus + French citron, coined by an English speaker, Edward Bancroft (1745-1821), with translingual applicability for international scientific vocabulary.
1
A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
2
The bark from which the dye is made.
3
The tree from which the bark is obtained, the black oak, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.