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quebracho in American English
a tropical American tree (Schinopsis lorentzii) of the cashew family, whose hard wood yields an extract used in tanning
noun: 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

quebracho in British English
noun: either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing

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