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Quercus stellata

Index Quercus stellata

Quercus stellata (post oak, iron oak) is a North American species of oak in the white oak section. [1]

50 relations: Acorn, Bark (botany), Cattle, Charles Sprague Sargent, Coppell, Texas, Decomposition, Deer, Dendrochronology, Drought, Eudicots, Fagaceae, Fagales, Fence, Fire, Flooring, Flowering plant, Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim, Iowa, Latin, Leaf, List of Quercus species, Lumber, Maltese cross, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nut (fruit), Oak, Particle board, Plank (wood), Plant, Pulp (paper), Quercus alba, Railroad tie, Rodent, Rosids, Siding, Sister group, Southeastern United States, Squirrel, Stair riser, Stair tread, Tannin, Texas, Tomentose, Tree, Trichome, Turkey (bird), United States, Urban forestry, Wood veneer.

Acorn

The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae).

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Bark (botany)

Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants.

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Cattle

Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.

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Charles Sprague Sargent

Charles Sprague Sargent (April 24, 1841 – March 22, 1927) was an American botanist.

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Coppell, Texas

Coppell is a city in the northwest corner of Dallas County in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Decomposition

Decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler organic matter.

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Deer

Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.

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Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history.

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Drought

A drought is a period of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water.

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Eudicots

The eudicots, Eudicotidae or eudicotyledons are a clade of flowering plants that had been called tricolpates or non-magnoliid dicots by previous authors.

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Fagaceae

Fagaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes beeches and oaks, and comprises eight genera with about 927 species.

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Fagales

The Fagales are an order of flowering plants, including some of the best-known trees.

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Fence

A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting.

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Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.

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Flooring

Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering.

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Flowering plant

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.

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Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim

Friedrich Adam Julius von Wangenheim (February 8, 1749 Sonneborn – March 25, 1800 Gumbinnen) was a German botanist specializing in forestry, and was the citing authority for a number of described eastern North American plant species.

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Iowa

Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers to the west.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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List of Quercus species

The genus ''Quercus'' (oak) contains about 600 species,David J. Mabberley.

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Lumber

Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production.

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Maltese cross

The Maltese cross is the cross symbol associated with the Order of St. John since 1567, with the Knights Hospitaller and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and by extension with the island of Malta.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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Nut (fruit)

A nut is a fruit composed of an inedible hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible.

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Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae.

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Particle board

Particle board – also known as particleboard, low-density fibreboard (LDF), and chipboard – is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips, sawmill shavings, or even sawdust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded.

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Plank (wood)

A plank is timber that is flat, elongated, and rectangular with parallel faces that are higher and longer than wide.

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Plant

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.

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Pulp (paper)

Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags.

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Quercus alba

Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America.

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Railroad tie

A railroad tie/railway tie/crosstie (North America) or railway sleeper (Britain, Ireland, South Asia, Australasia, and Africa) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Rosids

The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

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Siding

Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building.

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Sister group

A sister group or sister taxon is a phylogenetic term denoting the closest relatives of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.

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Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States (Sureste de Estados Unidos, Sud-Est des États-Unis) is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.

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Squirrel

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents.

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Stair riser

A stair riser is the near-vertical element in a set of stairs, forming the space between one step and the next.

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Stair tread

A stair tread is the horizontal portion of a set of stairs on which a person walks.

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Tannin

Tannins (or tannoids) are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Tomentose

No description.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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Trichome

Trichomes, from the Greek τρίχωμα (trichōma) meaning "hair", are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists.

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Turkey (bird)

The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, which is native to the Americas.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Urban forestry

Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment.

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Wood veneer

In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch), that typically are glued onto core panels (typically, wood, particle board or medium-density fiberboard) to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture.

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Redirects here:

Post Oak, Post oak, Quercus floridana, Quercus fusca, Quercus gonoloba, Quercus heteroloba, Quercus lobulata, Quercus minor, Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus villosa.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_stellata

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