Bartram oak

noun

A tree of the hybrid species Quercus × heterophylla (Quercus phellos (willow oak) × Quercus rubra (red oak)), found from Texas to New York.

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Meanings

nounBartram oak (plural Bartram oaks)

plural Bartram oaks · alternative Bartram's oak

  1. A tree of the hybrid species Quercus × heterophylla (Quercus phellos (willow oak) × Quercus rubra (red oak)), found from Texas to New York.

Origin

Named after American botanist John Bartram (1699–1777) in 1812 by French botanist François André Michaux.

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Bartram oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartram%20oak

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“Bartram oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartram%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bartram oak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartram%20oak.

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