Bur oak Meaning, Definition & Usage
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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
Quercus macrocarpa; burr oak; mossycup oak; mossy-cup oak.
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Definitions
(Bot.) , a useful and ornamental species of oak (Quercus macrocarpa ) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough, close-grained, and durable.
