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ro·ble  (rbl)
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 rbur; 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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Noun1.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 acornsroble - tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
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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