quercia

Definitions of quercia
  1. noun
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
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    cerro
    large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
    leccio
    evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    sughera, sughero
    medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
    rovere
    deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
    type of:
    albero, albore, arbore, organismo vegetale, pianta, vegetale
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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