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CHESTNUT OAK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chestnut oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chestnut oak"):
Quercus michauxii; swamp chestnut oak (medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak)
chinkapin oak; chinquapin oak; Quercus muehlenbergii; yellow chestnut oak (medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood)
basket oak; cow oak; Quercus montana; Quercus prinus (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)
dwarf chinkapin oak; dwarf chinquapin oak; dwarf oak; Quercus prinoides (deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets)
