English > chestnut oak: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | An oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees. |
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Narrower | basket oak, cow oak, Quercus prinus, Quercus montana | Medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States |
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chinquapin oak, chinkapin oak, yellow chestnut oak, Quercus muehlenbergii | medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood |
dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides | deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets |
swamp chestnut oak, Quercus michauxii | Medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak |
Broader | oak, oak tree | A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus |
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