QUERCUS SHUMARDII

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood

Synonyms:

Quercus shumardii; Shumard oak; Shumard red oak

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Quercus shumardii" is a kind of...):

red oak (any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles)

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