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Definition of: quercitron
(kwûr′sit·ron) noun
1. The crushed and powdered inner bark of the American black oak (Quercus velutina), used in dyeing and tanning.
2. The yellow dye made there-from.
3. The dyer's oak (Q. coccinea). [<L quercus oak + CITRON]
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