quercine

American

[kwur-sin, -sahyn] / ˈkwɜr sɪn, -saɪn /

adjective

of or relating to an oak.

Etymology

Origin of quercine

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

Example Sentences

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Me wretched! let me curr to quercine shades!

From Project Gutenberg

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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