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1Bur oak — Taxobox name = Bur Oak status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Bur Oak leaves and acorn regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio …
2bur oak — an oak tree, Quercus macrocarpa, of eastern North America, having shiny, dark green leaves, light gray deeply ridged bark, and very large acorns with a fringed cup, yielding a hard, durable wood: the state tree of Illinois. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * …
3Bur oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …
4bur oak — noun medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close grained wood • Syn: ↑burr oak, ↑mossy cup oak, ↑mossycup oak, ↑Quercus macrocarpa • Hypernyms:… …
5Silk-bark oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …
6al|bur|num — «al BUR nuhm», noun. the lighter, softer, and more recently formed wood between the inner bark and the harder center, or heartwood, of a tree; sapwood. ╂[< Latin alburnum < albus white] …
7vi|bur|num — «vy BUR nuhm», noun. 1. any one of several shrubs or small trees having showy clusters of white or pinkish flowers, such as the snowball, withe rod, and dockmackie. Viburnums are a genus of the honeysuckle family and native to the Northern… …
8Quercus macrocarpa — Bur Oak redirects here. For places named after the oak, see Burr Oak (disambiguation). Bur Oak Bur Oak leaves and acorn Conservation status …
9Berwick Vampire — (Bur LICK Vam pire or BER ik Vam pire) Variations: Vampire of Berwick Upon Tweed In 1196, in the village of Berwick (England or Scotland, sources conflict), a rich, corrupt, and overall sinful merchant died of the plague and was not buried in… …
10American Indians — American Indians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians GENERAL When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… …
