oak

any of several American evergreen oaks

any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf

large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes

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

small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes

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

evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles

small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point

large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves

small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes

large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil

medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year

any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets

oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan

an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees

relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil

similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin

fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil

medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts

medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork

small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma

medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped

highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves

large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood

semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups

large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil

medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves

large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward

small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark

shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns

medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood

a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak

medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood

small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas

deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood

medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats

deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets

medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood

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

large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood

medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding

a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral