bur oak
Noun
Meaning
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
Source: WordNetSynonyms
burr oak
Quercus macrocarpa
mossy-cup oak
mossycup oak
live oak
pin oak
black oak
American holly
cork oak
chestnut oak
scrub oak
holm oak
post oak
evergreen oak
blue oak
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Examples
He who owns a veteran bur oak owns more than a tree. He owns a historical library, and a reserved seat in the theater of evolution. To the discerning eye, his farm is labeled with the badge and symbol of the prairie war.