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red oak

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

A community in South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Buckeye Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Iowa.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Greenwood Township, Oscoda County, Michigan.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Nash County, North Carolina.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Latimer County, Oklahoma.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Ellis County, Texas.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia.

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noun

Meaning 11

An oak tree with wood of a red tint, with leaves that have pointed lobes, Quercus rubra, native to eastern North America.

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Usage: countable, usually

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Meaning 12

A similar tree of any of the many species in Quercus subg. Quercus, section Lobatae, found mostly in North America.

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Usage: countable, usually

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Meaning 13

Carnarvonia araliifolia, a rainforest tree from Australia.

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Usage: Australia, countable, usually

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Meaning 14

Wood from such trees.

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Meaning 15

Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous snake species found in North America.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 16

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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Broader terms: oak, oak tree

Narrower terms: southern red oak, swamp red oak, turkey oak, Quercus falcata, northern red oak, Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis, Shumard oak, Shumard red oak, Quercus shumardii

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: anaskemezi — Quercus rubra tree
  • Czech: dub červený — Quercus rubra tree
  • French: chêne rouge — Quercus rubra tree
  • French: chêne rouge d’Amérique — Quercus rubra tree
  • German: Roteiche — Quercus rubra tree
  • Luxembourgish: Routeech — Quercus rubra tree
  • Mohegan-Pequot: wisacumus — Quercus rubra tree
  • Unami: wisahkakw — Quercus rubra tree