QUERCUS BOREALIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Quercus borealis mean? • QUERCUS BOREALIS (noun)
The noun QUERCUS BOREALIS has 1 sense:
1. large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
Familiarity information: QUERCUS BOREALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• QUERCUS BOREALIS (noun)
Meaning:
Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
northern red oak; Quercus borealis; Quercus rubra
Hypernyms ("Quercus borealis" is a kind of...):
red oak (any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles)
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