English

a white oak (Quercus alba)

Noun

white oak ‎(countable and uncountable, plural white oaks)

1. (usually countable) An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.
2. (usually countable) A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.
3. (usually countable) Lagunaria patersonia, the Queensland white oak.
4. (usually uncountable) The wood of such trees.

Synonyms

• (Lagunaria patersonia): pyramid tree, Norfolk Island hibiscus

Derived terms

• swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
• Oriental white oak (Quercus aliena)
• Arizona white oak (Quercus arizonica)
• Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana)
• California white oak (Quercus lobata)
• Mexican white oak (Quercus polymorpha)

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