quercitron

== English == === Etymology === From blend of Latin quercus +‎ French citron, coined by an English speaker, Edward Bancroft (1745-1821), with translingual applicability for international scientific vocabulary. === Noun === quercitron (countable and uncountable, plural quercitrons) A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak. The bark from which the dye is made. Hypernym: dyewood The tree from which the bark is obtained, the black oak, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America. Hypernyms: dyewood, oak, tree == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛʁ.si.tʁɔ̃/ === Noun === quercitron m (plural quercitrons) quercitron === Further reading === “quercitron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012