black oak

black oak

n. Either of two deciduous oaks trees, Quercus velutina of eastern North America or Q. kelloggii of California and Oregon, having glossy lobed leaves with sharp tips, blackish bark, and durable wood.

black′ oak′

n. any of several oak trees, as Quercus velutina, characterized by a blackish bark. [1625–35, Amer.]

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black oak - medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tippedquercitron oak, Quercus velutina, yellow oak, quercitronoak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"