quercitrons

Noun

quercitron (countable and uncountable, plural quercitrons)

1. A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black oak.
2. The bark from which the dye is made.
   • Fustic will also dye a yellow with alum for a mordaunt, either on woolen or silk, but it makes a poor color in comparison with the Quercitron, (American yellow oak bark.)1847, editorial staff, “To Dye Yellow Color”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72
3. The tree from which the bark is obtained, the black oak, Quercus velutina, indigenous to North America.