Meanings
plural swamp white oaks
- The tree Quercus bicolor.
1990, Robert Rogers, Quercus bicolor Willd: Swamp White Oak, Russell M. Burns, Barbara H. Honkala, Silvics of North America, Volume 2: Hardwoods, Agriculure Handbook 654, US Department of Agriculture, page 616, Because the seed of swamp white oak is not dormant, it germinates soon after falling.
3 more examples
Recendy I found several swamp white oaks growing at Ruth Zimmerman Natural Area, Berks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania.
2002, Charles Fergus, Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast, page 123Swamp white oak is commonly mistaken for bur oak because of similarities in their habitat and mature bark.
2010, Sally S. Weeks; Harmon P. Weeks, Jr.; George R. Parker, Native Trees of the Midwest, 2nd edition, page 182A long-lived tree, swamp white oaks can last 350 years.
2011, Leslie Day, Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, page 210
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French chêne bicolore
- chêne bicoloreQuercus bicolor
Polish dąb dwubarwny
- dąb dwubarwnyQuercus bicolor
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