dwarf chestnut oak

dwarf chestnut oak
noun
: a low shrubby chestnut oak (Quercus prinoides)

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  • chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut. [1695 1705, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant       any of several species of North American timber trees, with chestnutlike leaves,… …   Universalium

  • dwarf chinquapin oak — noun deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets • Syn: ↑dwarf chinkapin oak, ↑dwarf oak, ↑Quercus prinoides • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut oak * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • dwarf chinkapin oak — noun deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets • Syn: ↑dwarf chinquapin oak, ↑dwarf oak, ↑Quercus prinoides • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut oak …   Useful english dictionary

  • chestnut oak — noun an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees • Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree • Hyponyms: ↑swamp chestnut oak, ↑Quercus michauxii, ↑chinquapin oak, ↑chinkapin oak, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas …   Wikipedia

  • dwarf oak — noun deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets • Syn: ↑dwarf chinkapin oak, ↑dwarf chinquapin oak, ↑Quercus prinoides • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut oak * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • white oak — 1. an oak, Quercus alba, of eastern North America, having a light gray to white bark and yielding a hard, durable wood: the state tree of Connecticut and Maryland. 2. any of several other species of oak, as Q. garryana or Q. lobata, of western… …   Universalium

  • White Oak — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C. 13,700. * * * ▪ species  any member of a group or subgenus (Leucobalanus) of North American ornamental and timber shrubs and trees of the genus Quercus in the beech family (Fagaceae). White oaks… …   Universalium

  • Chinkapin oak — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Chinkapin Oak status = secure image width = 240px image caption = Chinkapin Oak leaves and bark regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus… …   Wikipedia

  • chinquapin oak — noun medium sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood • Syn: ↑chinkapin oak, ↑yellow chestnut oak, ↑Quercus muehlenbergii • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut oak * * * noun : either of two No. American chestnut oaks …   Useful english dictionary

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