quebracho
About 0.04 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
- noun The wood of these trees.
- noun The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
- noun A tannin extracted from these trees.
Similar words
bianco barauna brazil brasilwood brazilwood jatoba break-axe pau-brasil brazilian pepper tree blackwood
Often followed by
extract wood and tree trees logs is tannin colorado
Word family
quebrachos
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