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chestnut oak

DEFINITIONS OF: chestnut oak

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n an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees

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Quercus michauxii, swamp chestnut oak
medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak
Quercus muehlenbergii, chinkapin oak, chinquapin oak, yellow chestnut oak
medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
Quercus montana, Quercus prinus, basket oak, cow oak
medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
Quercus prinoides, dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak
deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Type of:
oak, oak tree
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
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