oakless

English

Etymology

From oak +‎ -less.

Adjective

oakless (not comparable)

  1. Having no oak trees.
    • 2015, Herbert Edgar Wright, David G. Frey, The Quaternary of the U.S., page 445:
      Leaves of both Quercus gambeli and its near relative Q. margaretta contributed to the rich Early Pleistocene fossil record of Rita Blanca Lake in west Texas, presently an oakless region.
  2. Of wine, not having been aged in an oak barrel.
    • 2006, Craig Von Foerster, Sierra Mar Cookbook: Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California, page 40:
      An oakless chardonnay from California or a lower burgundy maconnais white wine.

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