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☆ ro·ble (rō′blā′)

noun

any of several oak trees of the SW U.S.; esp., a tall, white oak (Quercus lobata) of California

Etymology: AmSp < Sp, oak < L robur, hard variety of oak: see robust

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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