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Definition of Quercus macrocarpa
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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Macrocarpa
Literary usage of Quercus macrocarpa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) Bur Oak (local and common
... Quercus macrocarpa."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Quercus alba, pedunculata and tinctoria (keep their Quercus macrocarpa (corky
... Quercus macrocarpa. Quercus palustris. Quercus rubra. Quercus velutina. ..."
3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1919)
"During the autumn, the daily loss from the conifers was nearly twice as great as
that from the deciduous species, with the exception of Quercus macrocarpa. ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1909)
"Quercus macrocarpa. Small, button-like enlargements upon the upper and lower ...
Quercus macrocarpa. Round or oval galls growing on the midrib of the leaf. ..."
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