IRON OAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does iron oak mean? • IRON OAK (noun)
The noun IRON OAK has 2 senses:
1. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
2. medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
Familiarity information: IRON OAK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IRON OAK (noun)
Meaning:
Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
post oak; iron oak; brash oak; box white oak; Quercus stellata
Hypernyms ("iron oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
Meaning:
Medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
canyon live oak; canyon oak; maul oak; Quercus chrysolepis; iron oak
Hypernyms ("iron oak" is a kind of...):
live oak (any of several American evergreen oaks)
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