mossy-cup oak

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Noun mossy-cup oak has 1 sense

bur oak, burr oak, mossy-cup oak, mossycup oak, Quercus macrocarpa - medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood
--₁ is a kind of white oak

Definitions from the Web

Mossy-Cup Oak

Definition:

A mossy-cup oak refers to any oak tree belonging to the Quercus section Lobatae, characterized by the presence of acorns that are encased in a distinctive mossy cup or cap-like covering known as a cupule.

Part of Speech:

Noun

Senses:

A type of oak tree.
The cupule of an oak tree.

Usage:

Popular: In North America, mossy-cup oaks are commonly found in deciduous forests.

Local: The mossy-cup oak is the state tree of Iowa.

Example Sentences:

The mossy-cup oak can reach a height of 80 feet.
She carefully collected the fallen mossy-cup oak cupules for a craft project.

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