- bur oak
- noun Date: 1815 a usually large oak (Quercus macrocarpa) of eastern North America having oval acorns enclosed in a fringed cap and tough close-grained wood
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Bur oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur oak — Bur Bur, Burr Burr (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan. borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle (burr for burz ), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff; also, according to Cotgrave, the downe, or hairie coat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bur oak — ☆ bur oak n. a North American white oak (Quercus macrocarpa) having large acorns with fringed cups; mossy cup oak … English World dictionary
Bur oak — Taxobox name = Bur Oak status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Bur Oak leaves and acorn regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio … Wikipedia
bur oak — noun 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 • Syn: ↑burr oak, ↑mossy cup oak, ↑mossycup oak, ↑Quercus macrocarpa • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
bur oak — an oak tree, Quercus macrocarpa, of eastern North America, having shiny, dark green leaves, light gray deeply ridged bark, and very large acorns with a fringed cup, yielding a hard, durable wood: the state tree of Illinois. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
bur oak — stambiavaisis ąžuolas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Quercus macrocarpa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Quercus macrocarpa angl. bur oak; large acorn oak; mossy cup oak vok … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Bur Oak (VIVA) — Infobox YRT station= Bur Oak Avenue Vivastation type= Proposed Vivastation line= Viva Purple (proposed) Viva Green (proposed) nextstop= Wootten Way (westbound, proposed) Cornell (eastbound, proposed) connections= 1 Highway 7 (proposed) 2A 14th… … Wikipedia
bur oak — noun a North American oak with large fringed acorn cups and wood formerly used in shipbuilding. [Quercus macrocarpa.] … English new terms dictionary
Oak savanna — Oak savanna, California An oak savanna is a type of savanna, or lightly forested grassland, where oaks (Quercus spp.) are the dominant tree species. These savannas were maintained historically through wildfires set by lightning, grazing, low… … Wikipedia
