dur·mast (dûr m st )n. A European oak (Quercus petraea) having tough, elastic wood. |
durmast, durmast oak [ˈdɜːˌmɑːst]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called sessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns Compare pedunculate oak
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork
[probably alteration of dun mast; see dun2, mast2]
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| Noun | 1. |  durmast - deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic woodwhite 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 |
Translations
durmast [ˈdɜːmɑːst] n (Bot) (also durmast oak) → eschia
durmast [ˈdɜːmɑːst] n (Bot) (also durmast oak) → eschia
durmast [ˈdɜːmɑːst] n (Bot) (also durmast oak) → eschia
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