A type of oak tree (Quercus pubescens) native to Europe, valued for its timber and characteristic stubby leaves.
From Middle English and possibly Low German durrmeister or similar, though exact origins are debated. The name may relate to 'dour' (hard) and describe the tree's hard wood.
Durmast is one of those old forestry terms that's fading away—woodworkers and European foresters still know it, but for most English speakers it's become an obscure curiosity from a time when people actually knew their local tree species.
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