black oak
noun
1
: any of several American oaks having dark bark or foliage (such as blackjack or scarlet oak)
especially
: a large timber tree (Quercus velutina) of the eastern and central U.S. that has foliage resembling that of the red oak and a yellow inner bark that is used for tanning
called also quercitron
2
Australia
: she-oak sense 1
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“Black oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20oak. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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