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    NORTHERN RED OAK

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 oaksplay

    Synonyms:

    northern red oak; Quercus borealis; Quercus rubra

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("northern red oak" is a kind of...):

    red oak (any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles)

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