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Definition of Quercus lobata
1. Noun. Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
Generic synonyms: White Oak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Lobata
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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