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OVERCUP OAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overcup oak mean?
• OVERCUP OAK (noun)
The noun OVERCUP OAK has 1 sense:
1. medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year
Familiarity information: OVERCUP OAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
overcup oak; Quercus lyrata
Hypernyms ("overcup oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
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