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 

• QUERCUS PALUSTRIS (noun)

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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)