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scarlet oak

DEFINITIONS OF: scarlet oak

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n medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn

Synonyms:
Quercus coccinea
Type of:
oak, oak tree
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
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