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Noun: quercitron oak
  1. Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
    "The quercitron oak's yellow inner bark was historically prized for tanning leather";
    - black oak, yellow oak, quercitron, Quercus velutina

Derived forms: quercitron oaks

Type of: oak, oak tree