quercine









quercine


quercine [kwur-sin, -sahyn] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

  1. of or relating to an oak.

Origin of quercine 1650–60; Latin querc(us) oak (see fir) + -ine2 Examples from the Web for quercine Historical Examples of quercine

  • Let me curr to quercine shades Effund your albid hausts, lactiferous maids!

    The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table

    Oliver Wendell Holmes

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