red oak
noun
any of several oak trees, as Quercus rubra, or Q. falcata, of North America.
the hard, cross-grained wood of these trees.
Words nearby red oak
red muscle, red ned, red neuralgia, red no. 2, red nucleus, red oak, red ocher, red ochre, red osier, red packet, red pepper
Origin of red oak
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
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They were grown with red-oak and yellow poplar-brush toward the west.
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British Dictionary definitions for red oak
red oak
noun
any of several deciduous oak trees, esp Quercus borealis, native to North America, having bristly leaves with triangular lobes and acorns with small cups
the hard cross-grained reddish wood of this tree
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