oakless en · ADJ
Etymology
From oak + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having no oak trees.
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.
2015, Herbert Edgar Wright, David G. Frey, The Quaternary of the U.S., page 445:
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(not-comparable) Of wine, not having been aged in an oak barrel.
An oakless chardonnay from California or a lower burgundy maconnais white wine.
2006, Craig Von Foerster, Sierra Mar Cookbook: Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California, page 40: