yellow oak

n : medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United

States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and

yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves

are bristle-tipped [syn: {black oak}, {quercitron}, {quercitron

oak}, {Quercus velutina}]

Yellow Book

1. {Yellow Book, Jargon}.

2. {Yellow Book CD-ROM}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-12-03)