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jack oak

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As a noun, jack oak means a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves.

Meanings of jack oak

2 meanings

noun

  1. A common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thicketsplant

    Similar: blackjack oak, blackjack, Quercus marilandica
  2. Small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobesplant

    Similar: northern pin oak, Quercus ellipsoidalis

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Synonyms by meaning

noun: a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeaste…
blackjack oakblackjackQuercus marilandica
noun: small to medium deciduous oak of east central North Ameri…
northern pin oakQuercus ellipsoidalis

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