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red oak definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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