durmast
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
Origin of durmast
1Words Nearby durmast
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use durmast in a sentence
Even in the south, durmast oak has proved its superiority to the other.
Trees. A Woodland Notebook | Herbert MaxwellUndoubtedly in this respect the durmast far surpasses the other.
Trees. A Woodland Notebook | Herbert Maxwell
British Dictionary definitions for durmast
durmast oak
/ (ˈdɜːˌmɑːst) /
Also called: sessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns: Compare pedunculate oak
the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork
Origin of durmast
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse