English noun: iron oak | |||
1. | iron oak (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | box white oak, brash oak, post oak, Quercus stellata | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oak, oak tree | ||
2. | iron oak (plant) medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves | ||
Synonyms | canyon live oak, canyon oak, maul oak, Quercus chrysolepis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | live oak | ||