Definition of Quercus falcata

1. Noun. Large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward.

Exact synonyms: Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Turkey Oak
Generic synonyms: Red Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Falcata

Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quenu
Quenu's haemorrhoidal plexus
Quenu-Muret sign
Quenya
Quercus agrifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus arizonica
Quercus bicolor
Quercus borealis
Quercus cerris
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus coccinea
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus falcata (current term)
Quercus garryana
Quercus grosseserrata
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilicifolia
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus incana
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus laevis
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus lobata
Quercus lyrata
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii

Literary usage of Quercus falcata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1830)
"Remarks on Quercia, a new Substance discovered in the Bark of the Quercus falcata; extracted from an Inaugural Thesis by Joseph Scattergood. ..."

2. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1876)
"Quercus falcata, Michx.—Spanish Oak.—Eastern United States. A large tree, attaining 80 feet or more in height, and sometimes 4 feet in diameter. ..."

3. A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of by David Bailie Warden (1819)
"Oak, downy red, Quercus falcata. Oak, great black, Quercus tinctoria, on the mountains. Oak, hairy.leaved, Quercus villosa. Oak, harp-leaved or water white, ..."

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