quebracho

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
  • The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar + hacha.

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