tanbark oak

noun

: an oak that yields tanbark: such as

a

: an evergreen oak (Lithocarpus densiflora) of the Pacific coast area differing from the typical oaks especially in having erect staminate catkins

b

: chestnut oak sense c

c

: a black oak (Quercus velutina)

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