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white oak
white oakn. Any of several oak trees with leaves that do not have sharp tips, especially Quercus alba of eastern North America, having hard, light-colored wood.white oak n 1. (Plants) a large oak tree, Quercus alba, of E North America, having pale bark, leaves with rounded lobes, and heavy light-coloured wood 2. (Plants) any of several other oaks, such as the roble white′ oak′
n. 1. any of a group of oak trees characterized by leaves with round lobes and acorns that mature in one season, as Quercus alba, of E North America. Compare red oak. 2. the hard, durable wood of any of these trees. [1625–35, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | 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 extend beyond the margin of the leafoak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"American white oak, Quercus alba - large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard woodArizona white oak, Quercus arizonica - semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cupsQuercus 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; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soilGarry oak, Oregon oak, Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana - small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey barkCalifornia white oak, Quercus lobata, valley oak, valley white oak, roble - tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acornsbur oak, burr oak, mossycup oak, mossy-cup oak, Quercus macrocarpa - medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wooddurmast, Quercus petraea, Quercus sessiliflora - deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic woodcommon oak, English oak, pedunculate oak, Quercus robur - medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood |
White Oak
White Oak, uninc. community (1990 pop. 18,671), Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, central Md., in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The site of the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory was renamed the Federal Research Center and is now occupied by the Food and Drug Administration.white oakA hard, heavy, durable wood, gray to reddish-brown in color; used for flooring, paneling, and trim. See also: Masonitewhite oakA hard, heavy, durable wood, gray to reddish brown in color; esp. used for flooring, paneling, and trim.white oakindicates self-sufficiency. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178]See: Independencewhite oak
Words related to white oaknoun 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 extend beyond the margin of the leafRelated Words- oak tree
- oak
- American white oak
- Quercus alba
- Arizona white oak
- Quercus arizonica
- Quercus bicolor
- swamp white oak
- swamp oak
- Garry oak
- Oregon oak
- Oregon white oak
- Quercus garryana
- California white oak
- Quercus lobata
- valley oak
- valley white oak
- roble
- bur oak
- burr oak
- mossycup oak
- mossy-cup oak
- Quercus macrocarpa
- durmast
- Quercus petraea
- Quercus sessiliflora
- common oak
- English oak
- pedunculate oak
- Quercus robur
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