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IRON OAK

Definition:

[noun] small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
Synonyms: post oak, box white oak, brash oak, Quercus stellata
[noun] medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
Synonyms: canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak, Quercus chrysolepis