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cerrus.

Turkey oak (Quercus cerris), mossy-cup oak of southern Europe (OED);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɛr.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛr.rus]
  1. Turkey oak (tree, Quercus cerris)

    declension-2 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Pliny mentions it as unknown in Italy; Schuchardt explains it as borrowed from the Berber term for the oak at that time.

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