quercitron

quer·ci·tron  (kwûrs-trn, -trn, kwr-strn)

n.

1. The bright orange inner bark of the 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.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quercitron - a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree dye, 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-tipped black oak, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina, yellow oak oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"