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quercine

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

adjective

  1. 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 The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

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

From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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