bur oak

noun

: a usually large oak (Quercus macrocarpa) of eastern North America having oval acorns enclosed in a fringed cap and tough close-grained wood

Examples of bur oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For some trees, that has meant evolving the capacity to resist droughts — to extract tremendous amounts of water from seemingly bone-dry soil — a bur oak, for example. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 Results for the southern bur oak, while more mixed, were also generally better than the northern bur oak. Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 This year, six tree types are available: bur oak, American elm, sycamore, Shumard oak, Mexican plum and lacebark elm. Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023 As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for bur oak 

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Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bur oak was in 1815

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“Bur oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bur%20oak. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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