QUERCINE Definition & Meaning

quercine

[ kwur-sin, -sahyn ]

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adjective

of or relating to an oak.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of quercine¹

1650–60; < Latin querc ( us ) oak ( fir ) + -ine ²

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Me wretched! let me curr to quercine shades!

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Part of our road was studded with gray cork-trees, at a distance hardly to be distinguished from olives, and José dismounted to gather the mast, which was as sweet and palatable as chestnuts, with very little of the bitter quercine flavor.

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

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