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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deciduous oak tree (Quercus montana syn. Q. prinus) of eastern North America having deeply ridged bark and shallowly lobed leaves that resemble those of the American chestnut.
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- noun A species of
oak tree native to the easternUSA , with taxonomic name Quercus prinus.
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- noun an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees
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