maul oak vs canyon oak

maul oak and canyon oak both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maul oak	Yes	No	No	No
canyon oak	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maul oak and canyon oak are synonyms defined as:

maul oak and canyon oak: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves

Other synonyms of maul oak include canyon live oak, iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis.

maul oak (noun)	canyon oak (noun)
medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves	medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves