SHUMARD OAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shumard oak mean? 

• SHUMARD OAK (noun)
  The noun SHUMARD OAK has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SHUMARD OAK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHUMARD OAK (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Quercus shumardii; Shumard oak; Shumard red oak

Hypernyms ("Shumard oak" 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)