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Noun: northern red oak
  1. Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
    - Quercus rubra, Quercus borealis

Derived forms: northern red oaks

Type of: red oak

Encyclopedia: Northern red oak