durmast

American  

[dur-mast, -mahst] / ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst /

noun

1. a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.

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durmast British  

/ ˈdɜːˌmɑːst /

noun

1. Also called: sessile oak.  a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns Compare pedunculate oak

2. the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork

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Etymology

Origin of durmast

1785–95; short for durmast oak, perhaps erroneously for dunmast oak; see dun ², mast ²