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QUERCUS IMBRICARIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Quercus imbricaria mean?
• QUERCUS IMBRICARIA (noun)
The noun QUERCUS IMBRICARIA has 1 sense:
1. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
Familiarity information: QUERCUS IMBRICARIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
laurel oak; Quercus imbricaria; shingle oak
Hypernyms ("Quercus imbricaria" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
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