Definition of Quercus lobata

1. Noun. Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.

Exact synonyms: California White Oak, Roble, Valley Oak, Valley White Oak
Generic synonyms: White Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Lobata

Quercus borealis
Quercus cerris
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus coccinea
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus falcata
Quercus garryana
Quercus grosseserrata
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilicifolia
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus incana
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus laevis
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus lobata (current term)
Quercus lyrata
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii
Quercus mongolica
Quercus montana
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus myrtifolia
Quercus nigra
Quercus nuttalli
Quercus palustris
Quercus petraea
Quercus phellos
Quercus prinoides

Literary usage of Quercus lobata

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

1. ... California Gall-making Cynipidae with Descriptions of New Species by Mary Isabel McCracken, Dorothy Barnes Egbert (1922)
"Galls in the Stanford collection identified as belonging to this species are round, rather than ellipsoid, and are found abundantly on Quercus lobata Nee, ..."

2. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"The general aspect and habit of this tree resemble very much those of Quercus lobata, with which it grows in the low flat portion of Anderson Valley. ..."

3. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"The bai'k is dark brown, sometimes ashen gray, deeply checked into small rectangular or narrow or cuboid plates. Quercus lobata is the most characteristic ..."

4. Census Reports Tenth Census. June 1, 1880 by Francis Amasa Walker, Charles Williams Seaton, Henry Gannett (1884)
"Our pasture oak (Quercus lobata) is found at lower elevations in the valley, but always on moist land or near river courses, proving that it demands, ..."

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