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Quebracho

/kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/

Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.

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noun

1
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
2
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.

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bianco	a comune (municipality) in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Italian region of Calabria.
baraunanoun	Quebracho wood.
brazilnoun	A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
brasilwoodnoun	Alternative form of brazilwood. [A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.]
brazilwoodnoun	(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
jatobanoun	The wood of the courbaril tree, highly desirable for flooring and specialty uses because of its hardness.
break-axenoun	A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis
pau-brasilnoun	brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata.
brazilian pepper treenoun	A South American tree, Schinus terebinthifolia, grown for its attractive glossy evergreen leaves and red fruits, but also extremely invasive in tropical and subtropical regions.
blackwoodnoun	(countable) Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.
sabinonoun	Any of various trees:
brasilettonoun	Alternative form of braziletto. [The brazilwood tree.]
brazilettonoun	The wood of the brazilwood tree.
bloodwoodnoun	Any of various trees having red wood:
brazilinnoun	A red pigment obtained from brazilwood.
brazilian firetreenoun	Schizolobium parahyba, a tree species from tropical America, notable for its fast growth.
sabicunoun	a West Indian tree Lysiloma sabicu
pepper treenoun	Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
jacarandanoun	Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
imbuianoun	Ocotea porosa, a tree of southern Brazil, a source of high-end timber.