Definition of Quercus prinoides

1. Noun. Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Prinoides

Quercus laurifolia
Quercus lobata
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 (current term)
Quercus prinus
Quercus robur
Quercus rubra
Quercus sessiliflora
Quercus shumardii
Quercus stellata
Quercus suber
Quercus texana
Quercus vaccinifolia
Quercus variabilis
Quercus velutina
Quercus virginiana
Quercus wislizenii
Quercus wizlizenii

Literary usage of Quercus prinoides

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

1. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Quercus prinoides) A mere shrub, 2 to 15 feet high. Close akin to the preceding. Leaves zj to 5 inches long. Found in dry sandy and poor soil. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P; Quercus prinoides Willd. var. acuminata (Michx. ... Quercus prinoides Willd. Chinquapin oak; Dwarf chestnut oak Deciduous shrub Dry, rocky ridgetops and ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P; Quercus prinoides Willd. var. acuminata (Michx. ... Quercus prinoides Willd. Chinquapin oak; Dwarf chestnut oak Deciduous shrub Dry, rocky ridgetops and ..."

4. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"The typical Quercus prinoides has the generally larger and often oblong-obovate or even oblong leaves more gradually narrowed toward the apex and covered ..."

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