Quebracho
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A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, itsbark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnoea of the lung, orbronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish itfrom the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (LoxopterygiumLorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. J. Smith(Dict. Econ. Plants).
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Mexican slang for gay or homosexual. Variation on quebrachon Also one of three types of tree in the Gran Chaco region of South America used medicinally.
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