QUERCUS

Quercus, genus Quercus

(noun) oaks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Quer"cus, n. Etym: [L., an oak.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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