NOUN | plant | Quercus bicolor, swamp white oak, swamp oak | large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks |
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Meaning | large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil. | |
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Synonyms | swamp white oak, swamp oak | |
Broader | white oak | Any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never / never extend beyond the margin of the leaf |
Catalan | quercus bicolor |
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