California white oak

California white oak
noun
tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
Hypernyms: ↑white oak

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: a tall graceful tree (Quercus lobata) native to California and much planted as a shade tree having deep-lobed leaves dark green above and whitish beneath and nearly sessile long-conical acorns — called also roble, valley oak, valley white oak

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