ro·ble (r  bl )n. 1. A Californian oak (Quercus lobata) having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns. Also called white oak. 2. Any of various similar or related trees. [Spanish and Portuguese, oak, both from Latin r bur; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.] |
roble [ˈrəʊbleɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called white oak an oak tree, Quercus lobata, of California, having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar or related trees
[from Spanish: from Latin rōbur oak, strength]
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| Noun | 1. | roble - large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens quira - any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber |
| 2. |  roble - tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acornswhite 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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