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单词 bur oak
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Definition of bur oak in English:

bur oak

noun
  • A North American oak with large fringed acorn cups and timber that was formerly important in shipbuilding.

    Quercus macrocarpa, family Fagaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But in this early stage of the 21st century, the bur oak still serves important ecological needs.
    • The large bur oak trees were the most striking feature of the oak savannah community.
    • Native trees, such as bur oak and shagbark hickory, grow amid osage-orange hedgerows.
    • Because they are rich in carbohydrates and fats, the bur oak's acorns are the number one ‘fruit’ consumed by wildlife.
    • I want to collect the large acorns from a bur oak near my home.
 
 

Definition of bur oak in US English:

bur oak

noun
  • A North American oak, with large fringed acorn cups. Its timber was formerly important in shipbuilding.

    Quercus macrocarpa, family Fagaceae

    Also called mossycup oak
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But in this early stage of the 21st century, the bur oak still serves important ecological needs.
    • The large bur oak trees were the most striking feature of the oak savannah community.
    • Because they are rich in carbohydrates and fats, the bur oak's acorns are the number one ‘fruit’ consumed by wildlife.
    • I want to collect the large acorns from a bur oak near my home.
    • Native trees, such as bur oak and shagbark hickory, grow amid osage-orange hedgerows.
 
 
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