noun
Meaning 1
Quercus macrocarpa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blue oak, mossycup oak, mossycup white oak, scrub oak
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bur oak
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noun
Meaning 2
medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burr oak, mossy-cup oak, mossycup oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: white oak
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: dub velkoplodý — tree
- French: chêne à gros fruits — tree
- Lakota: útahu — tree
- Lakota: ithúhu — tree
- Unami: salaxtekwimënshi — tree