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Definition of Bur oak
1. Noun. Medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood.
Generic synonyms: White Oak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bur Oak
Literary usage of Bur oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"bur oak, pg. 138. a. Great-flowered Magnolia, pg. 172, lapping with No. i in La.
Ark. and Tex. 3. Liquidambar, pg. 193, lapping with No. i from Conn, to e. ..."
2. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"No wonder squirrels harvest the crop, and young trees spring up wherever an acorn
is missed by the hungry creatures. The bur oak is a shaggy tree, ..."
3. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"THE BUR OR MOSSY-CUP OAK The largest acorn I know is the fruit of the bur oak,
and it is borne in a mossy cup, indeed. The cup's scales are drawn out into ..."
4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1901)
"The bur oak (Q. macrocarpa MX.) fares better, though not many individuals may be
... The white oak (Q. alba L.) has much the same habit as the bur oak. ..."
5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"The bur oak (Q. macrocarpa Michx.) fares better, though not many individuals can be
... The white oak (Q. alba L.) has much the same habit as the bur oak. ..."
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