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bur oak

bur oak noun: quercus macrocarpa.

bur oak: quercus macrocarpa
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Noun

bur oak (plural bur oaks)

  1. Quercus macrocarpa.
    Synonyms:
    blue oak, mossycup oak, mossycup white oak, scrub oak

Synonyms of bur oak

Forms of bur oak

pluralbur oaks
alternative formburr oak

Words formed from bur oak

Questions about bur oak

What does bur oak mean?
Bur oak means quercus macrocarpa.
What part of speech is bur oak?
Bur oak is a noun.
What is the plural of bur oak?
The plural of bur oak is bur oaks.

Words near bur oak in the dictionary

  1. bur
  2. bur block
  3. bur blocks
  4. bur marigold
  5. bur marigolds
  6. bur oak
  7. bur oak blight
  8. bur oaks
  9. bur sage
  10. bur-reed
  11. bur-reeds

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