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Noun: scarlet oak
  1. Medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn
    "The scarlet oak's brilliant fall colours made it a focal point of the garden";
    - Quercus coccinea

Derived forms: scarlet oaks

Type of: oak, oak tree

Encyclopedia: Scarlet oak