HyperDic: jack_oak

English > 2 senses of the expression jack oak:
NOUNplantjack oak, blackjack oak, blackjack, Quercus marilandicaa common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves
plantjack oak, northern pin oak, Quercus ellipsoidalissmall to medium deciduous oak of east central North America
English > jack oak: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets.
Synonymsblackjack oak, blackjack, Quercus marilandica
Broaderscrub oakAny of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
Catalanquercus marilandica
English > jack oak: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes.
Synonymsnorthern pin oak, Quercus ellipsoidalis
Broaderoak, oak treeA deciduous tree of the genus Quercus
Catalanquercus ellipsoidalis

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