Quebracho (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural que·bra·chos [key-brah-chohz; Spanish ke-brah-chaws]. /keɪˈbrɑ tʃoʊz; Spanish kɛˈβrɑ tʃɔs/.
  1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
  2. a tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, of the dogbane family, yielding a medicinal bark.
  3. the wood or bark of any of these trees.
noun plural -chos (-tʃəʊz, Spanish -tʃos)
  1. either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing
  2. an apocynaceous South American tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, whose bark yields alkaloids used in medicine and tanning
  3. the wood or bark of any of these trees
  4. any of various other South American trees having hard wood
Quebracho (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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