red oak

See also: Red Oak

English

typical red oak (Quercus rubra) leaves and acorns

Pronunciation

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Noun

red oak (countable and uncountable, plural red oaks)

1. (usually countable) An oak tree with wood of a red tint, with leaves that have pointed lobes, Quercus rubra, native to eastern North America.
2. (usually countable) A similar tree of any of the many species in Quercus subg. Quercus, section Lobatae, found mostly in North America.
3. (usually countable, Australia) Carnarvonia araliifolia, a rainforest tree from Australia.
4. (usually uncountable) Wood from such trees.
5. Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous snake species found in North America.

Synonyms

• (Quercus rubra): northern red oak, champion oak
• (Carnarvonia): red silky oak
• (Agkistrodon contortrix): copperhead

Translations

Quercus rubra tree

• Abenaki: anaskemezi
• Czech: dub červený m
• German: Roteiche f
• Luxembourgish: Routeech (lb) f
• Mohegan-Pequot: wisacumus
• Unami: wisahkakw

wood

Agkistrodon contortrix — see copperhead

References

• red oak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Quercus rubra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Quercus rubra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• red oak at USDA Plants database
• Carnarvonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carnarvonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carnarvonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Agkistrodon contortrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agkistrodon contortrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agkistrodon contortrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons