jack oak

jack oak

noun
the blackjack, Quercus marilandica.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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Jack oak is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
jack oak

noun
1. a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets [syn: blackjack oak
2. small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes 
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