iron oak
iron oak · iron oaks
A blue oakA blue oak (Quercus douglasii).
Meaning
2 sensesA blue oak (Quercus douglasii).
A post oak (Quercus stellata).
More definitions
- medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
- small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
Forms
plural: iron oaksSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves:canyon oakcanyon live oakmaul oakQuercus chrysolepis
- small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts:post oakbox white oakbrash oakQuercus stellata