QUEBRACHO

Etymology

Noun

quebracho (countable and uncountable, plural quebrachos)

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.

Source: Wiktionary

Que*bra"cho, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)

Definition: A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnoea of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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