Lea oak

noun

ˈlē-

variants or Lea's oak

: a hybrid American oak (Quercus leana) regarded as a cross between the shingle oak (Q. imbricaria) and the black oak (Q. velutina)

Word History

Etymology

after Thomas G. Lea †1844 American botanist

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