Shumard oak

noun

Any member of the species Quercus shumardii, native to much of southeastern and east south central United States.

Similar
spotted oakSchneck oakShumard red oakswamp red oakShumard's oakQuercus shumardii
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Meanings

nounShumard oak (countable and uncountable, plural Shumard oaks)

plural Shumard oaks

  1. countableuncountableAny member of the species Quercus shumardii, native to much of southeastern and east south central United States.

    Synonyms: spotted oak, Schneck oak, Shumard red oak, swamp red oak, Shumard's oak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Quercus shumardii, native to much of southeastern and east south central United States.

Similar
spotted oakSchneck oakShumard red oakswamp red oakShumard's oak

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge 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

Similar
Shumard red oakQuercus shumardii
Broader
red oak
Also see
schneck oak

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after Benjamin Franklin Shumard, US scientist.

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