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Definition: Quercus |
QuercusNoun1. Oaks. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Quercus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
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Botanical | Oaks are high altitude species in Latin America. Acorns are a favorite with most frugivores, but they can be harmful to sheep. Elsewhere the yield of acorn from a good oak tree is said to produce 100 lbs. pork in pigs grazing the acorns. (references) |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of Quercus species."
Synonym: QuercusSynonym: genus Quercus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Quercus |
| English words defined with "Quercus": beech family, Black-jack ♦ Fagaceae, family Fagaceae ♦ oak, oak tree ♦ Quercite, Quercitrin ♦ scrub oak. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Quercus": Restructured EXtended eXecutor. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Quercus": Quercitron. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Quercus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (burr oak, cork, garland of oak leaves, Oak, oak leaf, oak park il, oak park in, oak tree, oaks, oak-tree, pin oak, poison oak). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Farshot of Quercus garryana with Phorodendron vilosum, Camassia Quamash, Plectritis congesta, and Ranunculus occidentalis. Credit: John Craig. |
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Expressions using "Quercus": genus Quercus ♦ quercus agrifolia ♦ quercus alba ♦ quercus aquatica ♦ quercus arizonica ♦ quercus bicolor ♦ quercus borealis ♦ quercus Cerris ♦ quercus Chrysolepis ♦ quercus coccifera ♦ quercus coccinea ♦ quercus densiflora ♦ quercus ellipsoidalis ♦ quercus falcata ♦ quercus garryana ♦ quercus grosseserrata ♦ quercus Ilex ♦ quercus ilicifolia ♦ quercus imbricaria ♦ quercus incana ♦ quercus infectoria ♦ Quercus infectoria or Lusitanica ♦ quercus kelloggii ♦ quercus laevis ♦ quercus laurifolia ♦ quercus lobata ♦ quercus Lusitanica ♦ quercus lyrata ♦ quercus macrocarpa ♦ quercus macrolepis ♦ quercus marilandica ♦ quercus Michauxii ♦ quercus mongolica ♦ quercus montana ♦ quercus muehlenbergii ♦ quercus myrtifolia ♦ quercus nigra ♦ quercus nuttalli ♦ quercus obtusifolia ♦ quercus palustris ♦ quercus petraea ♦ quercus Phellos ♦ quercus prinoides ♦ quercus Prinus ♦ quercus Robur ♦ quercus rubra ♦ quercus sessiliflora ♦ quercus shumardii ♦ quercus stellata ♦ quercus Suber ♦ quercus texana ♦ quercus tinctoria ♦ quercus undulata ♦ quercus vaccinifolia ♦ quercus vallonea ♦ quercus variabilis ♦ quercus velutina ♦ quercus virens ♦ quercus virginiana ♦ quercus wislizenii ♦ quercus wizlizenii. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "Quercus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 枹 (Quercus glandulifera), 柞 (calyx of flower, oak, Quercus serrata), 檍 (Quercus glauca), 橿 (Quercus glauca), 橡 (oak, Quercus serrata), 槲 (oak, Quercus dentata), 楢 (Quercus glandulifera), 櫟 (oak, Quercus serrata), 櫧 (Quercus glanca), 榡 (Quercus dentata), (Quercus serrata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | skov med Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood), egeskov med Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), egeskov med Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | eikenbos met Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), eikenbos met Quercus Faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood), bos met Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | forêt Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood), chênaie Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), chênaie Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Wald mit Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood), Eichenwald mit Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), Eichenwald mit Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | δρυοδάσος με Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), δρυοδάσος με Quercus macrolepis (Quercus macrolepsis wood), δρυοδάσος με Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | querceto di Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), querceto di Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood), foresta di Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ercusquay freixial de Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), floresta de Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood), carvalhal de Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood). (various references) robledo de Quercus trojana (Quercus trojana oak wood), robledo de Quercus faginea (Quercus faginea oak wood), bosque de Quercus macrolepsis (Quercus macrolepsis wood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Apeqanen de debbwra h trofoV rebekkaV katwteron baiqhl upo thn balanon kai ekalesen iakwb to onoma authV balanoV penqouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Eodem tempore mortua est Debbora nutrix Rebeccae et sepulta ad radices Bethel subter quercum vocatumque est nomen loci quercus Fletus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The same tyme was deed Delbora, the norisch of Rebecca, and was byried at the rootis of Bethel, vndur an ook, and the name of the place is clepid The ook of weping. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Than dyed Deborr Rebeccas norse and was buryed benethe Bethell vnder an ooke. And the name of it was called the ooke of lamentation. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el, under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Deborah, the servant who had taken care of Rebekah from her birth, came to her end, and was put to rest near Beth-el, under the holy tree: and they gave it the name of Allon-bacuth. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 8 |
| Croatian | Tada umre Rebekina dojilja Debora te je sahraniše pod Betelom, pod hrastom, koji se otad zove "Tužni hrast". |
| Danish | Så døde Rebekkas Amme Debora, og hun blev jordet neden for Betel under Egen; derfor kaldte han den Grædeegen. |
| Dutch | En Debora, de voedster van Rebekka, stierf, en zij werd begraven onder aan Beth-el; onder dien eik, welks naam hij noemde Allon-bachuth. |
| Finnish | Mutta Debora, Rebekan imettäjä, kuoli, ja hänet haudattiin Beetelin alapuolelle tammen alle, ja se sai siitä nimen "Itkutammi". |
| French | Débora, nourrice de Rebecca, mourut; et elle fut enterrée au-dessous de Béthel, sous le chêne auquel on a donné le nom de chêne des pleurs. |
| German | Da starb Debora, der Rebekka Amme, und ward begraben unterhalb Beth-El unter der Eiche; die ward genannt die Klageeiche. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di sana juga Debora, inang pengasuh Ribka, meninggal lalu dikuburkan di bawah pohon besar di sebelah selatan kota itu. Itulah sebabnya pohon itu dinamakan "Pohon Tangis". |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, maka matilah Debora, pengasuh Ribkah, lalu ia dikuburkan di sebelah selatan Bait-el di bawah pohon kayu jati, yang dinamainya Jati penangisan. |
| Maori | Na ka mate a Tepora kaiwhakangote o Ripeka, a ka tanumia ki raro i Peteere, ki raro i te oki; a ka huaina to reira ingoa ko Aronipakuta. |
| Norwegian | Da døde Debora, Rebekkas fostermor, og hun blev begravet nedenfor Betel under eken; og han kalte den gråts - eken. |
| Portuguese | Morreu Débora, a ama de Rebeca, e foi sepultada ao pé de Betel, debaixo do carvalho, ao qual se chamou Alom-Bacute. |
| Rumanian | Debora, doica Rebecii, a murit; wi a fost kngropatq mai jos de Betel, subt stejarul cqruia i s`a pus numele: ,,Stejarul jalei.`` |
| Swedish | Och Debora, Rebeckas amma, dog och blev begraven nedanför Betel, under en ek; den fick namnet Gråtoeken. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-q-r-s-u-u" | |
-2 letters: cruse, cures, curse, ecrus, sucre, usque. | |
-3 letters: crus, cues, cure, curs, ecru, ecus, recs, rues, ruse, suer, sure, urus, user. | |
-4 letters: cue, cur, ecu, ers, rec, res, rue, sec, ser, sue, suq, use. | |
-5 letters: er, es, re, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-q-r-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: claqueurs. | |
+4 letters: picturesque. | |
+5 letters: aquacultures, aquicultures. | |
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