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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Quercus | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Quercus | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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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}. | |
