bur oak

noun

: a usually large oak (Quercus macrocarpa) of eastern North America having oval acorns enclosed in a fringed cap and tough close-grained wood

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For some trees, that has meant evolving the capacity to resist droughts — to extract tremendous amounts of water from seemingly bone-dry soil — a bur oak, for example. —

Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 Results for the southern bur oak, while more mixed, were also generally better than the northern bur oak. —

Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 This year, six tree types are available: bur oak, American elm, sycamore, Shumard oak, Mexican plum and lacebark elm. —

Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023 As for white oaks, there are more than a dozen, including the bur oak, chestnut oak, swamp white, and post oak, but the one most people think of carries the same name as the group in general: white oak. —

Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for bur oak