SHUMARD OAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does Shumard oak mean? • SHUMARD OAK (noun)
The noun SHUMARD OAK has 1 sense:
1. large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
Familiarity information: SHUMARD OAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHUMARD OAK (noun)
Meaning:
Large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Quercus shumardii; Shumard oak; Shumard red oak
Hypernyms ("Shumard oak" 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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