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ˈovercup, a.
[over- 8 c.]
Applied to oaks in which the acorn is covered by the cup, as in two N. American species, Quercus macrocarpa, also called Bur or Mossy-cup Oak, and Q. lyrata, the Swamp Post-oak or Water White Oak.
1795Jrnl. of A. Michaux 15 June, Quercus glandulibus magnis, capsula includentibus, nommé Overcup White Oak. 1817J. Bradbury Trav. Amer. 288 Of the oak only, there are fourteen or fifteen species, of which the over cup (Quercus macrocarpa) affords the best timber. 1865Michaux's N. Amer. Sylva I. 40 Quercus lyrata..is called the Swamp Post Oak, Overcup Oak, and Water White Oak..the acorn is covered by the cup. The name ‘Overcup Oak’ is most common in South Carolina. |