Quercus \Quer"cus\, n. [L., an oak.]

(Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak. [1913 Webster]

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Quercus

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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Quercus \Quer"cus\, n. [L., an oak.]

(Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)