durmast

noun

dur·​mast

ˈdərˌmast

variants or less commonly durmast oak

: a European oak (Quercus sessiliflora or Q. petraea) that is valued especially for its dark heavy tough elastic wood

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of dun mast, from dun entry 1 + mast (acorns)

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

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