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POST OAK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
Synonyms:
box white oak; brash oak; iron oak; post oak; Quercus stellata
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Hypernyms ("post oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)