HyperDic: swamp_white_oak

English > 1 sense of the expression swamp white oak:
NOUNplantswamp white oak, swamp oak, Quercus bicolorlarge deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks
English > swamp white oak: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge 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.
Synonymsswamp oak, Quercus bicolor
Broaderwhite oakAny 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
Catalanquercus bicolor

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