Noun: iron oak I(-u)rn owk
- 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
"Farmers valued iron oak for its durable fence posts";
- post oak, box white oak, brash oak, Quercus stellata
- Medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
"iron oaks provided welcome shade in the desert gorge";
- canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak, Quercus chrysolepis
Derived forms: iron oaks
Type of: live oak, oak, oak tree
Encyclopedia: Iron oak