1. a yellow dye obtained from the inner bark of the black oak tree
Usage: technical
2. the black oak tree (Quercus velutina) from which this dye is obtained
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The textile factory imported quercitron from American oak forests.
• Quercitron was widely used to dye fabrics yellow in the 18th century.
• The quercitron tree grows naturally in eastern North America.
• Colonial dyers valued quercitron for its bright, lasting color.
• Before synthetic dyes, quercitron was a major export commodity.
• The bark of the quercitron yields a rich golden pigment.