|
|
Definition of Quercus falcata
1. Noun. Large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Falcata
Literary usage of Quercus falcata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1830)
"Remarks on Quercia, a new Substance discovered in the Bark of the Quercus falcata;
extracted from an Inaugural Thesis by Joseph Scattergood. ..."
2. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1876)
"Quercus falcata, Michx.—Spanish Oak.—Eastern United States. A large tree, attaining
80 feet or more in height, and sometimes 4 feet in diameter. ..."
3. A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of by David Bailie Warden (1819)
"Oak, downy red, Quercus falcata. Oak, great black, Quercus tinctoria, on the
mountains. Oak, hairy.leaved, Quercus villosa. Oak, harp-leaved or water white, ..."
Other Resources:
