red oak
noun
1
: any of various North American oaks (such as Quercus rubra and Quercus falcata) that have acorns with the inner surface of the shell lined with woolly hairs, the acorn cap covered with thin scales, and leaf veins that usually run beyond the margin of the leaf to form bristles
2
: the wood of a red oak
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Texas red oak and chinkapin oak, both previously mentioned, can take an alkaline soil in stride.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
The Hitching Post, the setting of several critical scenes in the film, makes excellent drinks and fantastic steak and other meats, cooked over a red oak fire.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Trees available during this week's event are flowering dogwood, sour gum, northern red oak, eastern redbud and American hornbeam.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
On the back wall, a marble countertop continues all the way to the ceiling with a fireplace raised to counter level for cooking, while the island is topped with a live-edge slab of red oak.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
The Hitching Post, the setting of several critical scenes in the film, makes excellent drinks and fantastic steak and other meats, cooked over a red oak fire.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Trees available during this week's event are flowering dogwood, sour gum, northern red oak, eastern redbud and American hornbeam.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
On the back wall, a marble countertop continues all the way to the ceiling with a fireplace raised to counter level for cooking, while the island is topped with a live-edge slab of red oak.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Red oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20oak. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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