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swamp oak

DEFINITIONS OF: swamp oak

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n Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers

Synonyms:
Viminaria denudata, Viminaria juncea
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil

Synonyms:
Quercus palustris, pin oak
Type of:
oak, oak tree
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

n 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 soil

Synonyms:
Quercus bicolor, swamp white oak
Type of:
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 leaf
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