Definitions of roble
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tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
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synonyms:
California white oak, Quercus lobata, valley oak, valley white oak
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type of:
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white oak
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
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white oak
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large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens
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synonyms:
Platymiscium trinitatis
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type of:
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quira
any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber
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quira
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