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burr oak

burr oak is the alternative form of bur oak.

Meaning of bur oak

Noun

bur oak (plural bur oaks)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Burr Oak

Burr Oak

  1. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Noble County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
  4. A minor city in Jewell County, Kansas.
  5. A village and township in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
  6. An extinct town in Lincoln County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio, and a state park in Morgan County and Athens County.
  8. An unincorporated community in Farmington, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

Forms of burr oak

pluralburr oaks

Questions about burr oak

What does burr oak mean?
Burr oak means an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Indiana.
What is burr oak the alternative form of?
Burr oak is the alternative form of bur oak.
What part of speech is burr oak?
Burr oak is a proper noun.

Words near burr oak in the dictionary

  1. burr in one's saddle
  2. burr knot
  3. burr knots
  4. burr millstone
  5. burr millstones
  6. burr oak
  7. burr oaks
  8. burr puzzle
  9. burr puzzles
  10. burr rose
  11. burr thistle

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