white oak

noun

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.

any of several other species of oak, as Q. garryana or Q. lobata, of western North America.

the wood of any of these trees.

Origin of white oak

1625–35; Americanism

Words nearby white oak

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Definition for white oak (2 of 2)

White Oak

noun

a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

Example sentences from the Web for white oak

And Uncle Marion kept working with the chair in which he was weaving a new bottom of white-oak splits.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves |Work Projects Administration
The acorns of the other sorts of oak not yet ripe, nor are they in so large quantities as the white-oak, except on the post-oak.

Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X |Various
A mile from the house he had erected a white-oak post which served as guide for those in search of his dwelling.

Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia |Carrie Hunter Willis
Dead earnest, Miss King; and for medicine we had sumac and white-oak bark.

Elsie's Womanhood |Martha Finley

"'Bout as much use in lickin' a white-oak stump," said Groundhog, plying the whip viciously as a relief to his feelings.

Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) |John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for white oak

white oak

noun

a large oak tree, Quercus alba, of E North America, having pale bark, leaves with rounded lobes, and heavy light-coloured wood

any of several other oaks, such as the roble

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white oak

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Origin of white oak

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Definition for white oak (2 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for white oak

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