Definitions for water oak
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter oak`(n.)
an oak, Quercus nigra, of the southern U.S., growing chiefly along streams and swamps.
Category: Plants
any of several other American oaks of similar habit.
Category: Plants
Origin of water oak:
1680–90, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
water oak, possum oak, Quercus nigra(noun)
relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil
Wiktionary
water oak(Noun)
A type of hard oak tree, Quercus nigra, of the southern US.
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