durmast
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durmast
(ˈdɜːˌmɑːst) ordurmast oak
n
1. (Plants) Also called: sessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns. Compare pedunculate oak
2. (Forestry) the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork
[C18: probably alteration of dun mast; see dun2, mast2]
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dur•mast
(ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst)n.
any of several European oaks, esp. Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy elastic wood used for furniture and building.
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Noun | 1. | durmast - deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood white oak - any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf |
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durmast
[ˈdɜːmɑːst] n (Bot) (also durmast oak) → eschiaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995