Memidex - Q. borealis
Definition:
a large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
Class:
plant noun
Usage:
Plural:
Q. borealis*
(* Q. borealis may be used in a singular or plural context)
Type of:
red oak » oak » tree » woody plant » vascular plant » plant » organism » living thing
Member of:
Quercus » Fagaceae » Fagales » Hamamelidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae
Original source:
Synonyms:
northern red oak | Q. rubra [abbreviation, species] | Quercus borealis [species] | Quercus rubra [species]
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