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QUERCUS PALUSTRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Quercus palustris mean?
• QUERCUS PALUSTRIS (noun)
The noun QUERCUS PALUSTRIS has 1 sense:
1. fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
Familiarity information: QUERCUS PALUSTRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pin oak; Quercus palustris; swamp oak
Hypernyms ("Quercus palustris" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
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