ˈrō(ˌ)blā, -ōbəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, oak, from Latin robur — more at robust
1. : any of several oaks of California and Mexico: as
a. : california white oak
b. : canyon live oak
2. : any of several hard-timbered tropical American trees: as
a. : a quira ( Platymiscium polystachyum )
b. : any of various trees of the genera Catalpa, Tabebuia, and Tecoma
c. : umbu-rana
3. : a So. American tree of the genus Nothofagus (as N. obliqua or N. dombeyi )