Shumard oak

noun

Shu·​mard oak

(ˈ)shü¦märd-

variants or less commonly Shumard red oak

: a large red oak (Quercus shumardii) of the southern and eastern U.S. that grows chiefly over limestone and has dark shiny elliptical leaves divided into 7 to 9 lobes, medium to very large acorns, and coarse-grained wood of medium hardness and weight

Word History

Etymology

after Benjamin F. Shumard †1869 American geologist

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