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quercus |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quercite \Quer"cite\, n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {C6H7(OH)5}, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak ({Quercus}). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quercitrin \Quer"cit*rin\, n. [Cf. F. quercitrin. See {Quercitron}.] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak ({Quercus}) as a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance, used as a pigment and called {quercitron}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quercus \Quer"cus\, n. [L., an oak.] (Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See {Oak}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Quercus n : oaks [syn: {Quercus}, {genus Quercus}]
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