Definition of Lithocarpus densiflorus

1. Noun. Evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark.

Exact synonyms: Tanbark Oak
Group relationships: Genus Lithocarpus, Lithocarpus
Specialized synonyms: Japanese Oak, Lithocarpus Glaber, Lithocarpus Glabra
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithocarpus Densiflorus

Listing's reduced eye
Liston
Liston's knives
Liston's shears
Liston's splint
Lisu
Liszt
Lisztian
Lit. Hum.
Litany
Litchi chinensis
Literary Chinese
Lithane
Lithobius
Lithocarpus
Lithocarpus densiflorus (current term)
Lithocarpus glaber
Lithocarpus glabra
Lithodidae
Lithonate
Lithophragma
Lithophragma affine
Lithophragma affinis
Lithophragma parviflorum
Lithosian
Lithosians

Literary usage of Lithocarpus densiflorus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"... dominant tree species in the north and mixed-evergreen species, including Douglas-fir and tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus), were dominant in the south. ..."

2. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"Acorns were particularly important as a food staple to California native peoples as early as 5000 BC Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) was considered the ..."

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