Definition of quebracho Quebracho
que•bra•cho
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What does quebracho mean?
Wiktionary 
- quebracho (Noun)
A Chilean apocynaceous tree, Aspidosperma quebracho.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quebracho (n.)
A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn/a 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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quebracho
ke-brä′chō, n. the bark of several hard-wooded South American trees—good in fever. [Port.,—quebrahacho, axe-breaker—quebrar, to break, hacha, facha, axe.]
