Meanings
plural black oaks
- countableusuallyA deciduous oak tree, Quercus velutina, native to eastern North America; its wood.
Synonyms: quercitron
- A related oak tree native to western North America, Quercus kelloggii, often considered the best oak for acorn mush by American Indians in its native range; the wood of this tree.
Synonyms: California black oak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deciduous oak tree, Quercus velutina, native to eastern North America; its wood.
nounA related oak tree native to western North America, Quercus kelloggii, often considered the best oak for acorn mush by American Indians in its native range; the wood of this tree.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmedium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian черен дъб
- черен дъб (čeren dăb)Quercus velutina
Czech dub sametový
- dub sametovýQuercus velutina
German Schwarzeiche
- SchwarzeicheQuercus velutina
Cite this entry
black oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20oak
“black oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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