red oak

  1. any of several oaks having leaves with sharp-tipped lobes, dark bark, and acorns which require two years to mature
  2. the reddish, hard wood of such a tree

See red oak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Either of two eastern North American deciduous trees (Quercus rubra or Q. falcata) having deeply and acutely lobed leaves and a saucer-shaped cup enclosing the lower third of the nut.

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red oak

northern red oak

Quercus rubra

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