单词 | rough oak |
释义 | > as lemmasrough oak rough oak n. North American (now rare) the post oak Quercus stellata of North America, which has hard close-grained durable wood. ΚΠ 1841 H. Colman 4th Rep. Agric. Mass. (Mass. Agric. Surv.) 504 In some parts of Massachusetts we have the post oak, which is called, in Martha's Vineyard, the rough oak. 1878 Illustr. Ann. Reg. Rural Affairs 64 Post Oak, (Q. obtusiloba,) known also as Rough or Box White oak, is a small tree, growing mostly on dry and poor soils. 1984 R. A. Vines Trees of Central Texas 60 The species name, stellata, refers to the stellate hairs of the leaves and petioles. Vernacular names are..Branch Oak, Rough Oak, and Box Oak. < as lemmas |
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