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Definition of Quercus rubra
1. Noun. Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Rubra
Literary usage of Quercus rubra
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 rubra Linn. Nomenclature. (Sud worth.) Red Oak (local and common name).
Black Oak (Vt., Conn., NY, Wis., la., Neb., So. Dak. ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1892)
"attached singly to buds of Quercus rubra; they fall to the ground in ... The galls
are attached to the underside of the leaves of Quercus rubra and Q. ..."
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