California tree more commonly called a valley oak

Latest answer — August 08, 2026

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Roble is a name used for the California valley oak, more commonly called valley oak in English. The clue supplies that common name as the cross-reference for the less familiar term.

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A California valley oak, also known as Quercus lobata or roble.

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The answer to “California tree more commonly called a valley oak” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is ROBLE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 8, 2026 at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“California tree more commonly called a valley oak” answer

ROBLE (5 letters)

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What does ROBLE mean?

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(noun)

  • Any of various Latin American and Californian trees having hard, heavy wood used for construction, shipbuilding, etc.; especially (a) the valley oak of California, Quercus lobata; (b) the Central and South American timber tree Platymiscium pinnatum (family Fabaceae); (c) a West Indian species of catalpa, C. longissima (now rare); (d) (more fully "roble beech") a species of southern beech, Nothofagus obliqua.

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August 8, 2026 (most recent) → ROBLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “California tree more commonly called a valley oak”?

The answer is ROBLE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “California tree more commonly called a valley oak”?

5 letters: ROBLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 8, 2026, at 3-Down.

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