tanbark oak

American  

noun

1. any oak that yields tanbark, especially the evergreen oak Notholithocarpus densiflora of the Pacific coast of North America.

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Etymology

Origin of tanbark oak

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Other susceptible genera of the family Fagaceae are Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima, golden chinquapin, Castanopsis chrysophylla, tanbark oak, Lithocarpus densifiora, and Nothofagus from South America.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Part II, Utilization of the wood of tanbark oak, by H.S.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.