单词 | quebracho |
释义 | quebracho /kay brah"choh/; Sp. /ke vrddah"chaw/, n. , pl. quebrachos /-chohz/; Sp. /-chaws/. 1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, esp. 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. [1880-85; < AmerSp, var. of QUIEBRACHA, QUIEBRA-HACHA lit., (it) breaks (the) hatchet; see QUEBRADA, HATCHET] |
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