Gambel oak
noun
Gam·bel oak
ˈgambəl-
: a shrub or small tree (Quercus gambelii) of the Rocky mountains with thin scaly gray-brown bark, thick firm leaves with 7 to 11 lobes, and acorns enclosed to half their length by the scaly pubescent cup
Word History
Etymology
after William Gambel †1849 American ornithologist
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above