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QUERCUS IMBRICARIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Quercus imbricaria mean?

• QUERCUS IMBRICARIA (noun)
The noun QUERCUS IMBRICARIA has 1 sense:

1. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles

Familiarity information: QUERCUS IMBRICARIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• QUERCUS IMBRICARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Quercus imbricaria ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Quercus imbricaria; shingle oak; laurel oak

Hypernyms ("Quercus imbricaria" is a kind of...):

oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)

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