by Dwane | Aug 20, 2016 | Education, Latin
I received this question from a former student: I’m taking a tree ID class this fall, and I’m preparing for it by reviewing some of the Latin tree names we’ll be learning. I came across one, quercus rubra (red oak), that I have a question on....
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Quercus acerfolia: The oak with sharp leaves. This particular tree, sometimes called the the maple-leaved oak, is native to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, in the United States. Quercus is the Latin word for “oak”. You have seen the word before in the name of a...
