swamp white oak
swamp white oak noun: the tree Quercus bicolor.
Noun
swamp white oak (plural swamp white oaks)
- The tree Quercus bicolor.
- Because the seed of swamp white oak is not dormant, it germinates soon after falling.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...
- 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 123
Examples of swamp white oak in a sentence
- Swamp 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 182:
- A 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:
Forms of swamp white oak
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Questions about swamp white oak
- What does swamp white oak mean?
- Swamp white oak means the tree Quercus bicolor.
- How do you use swamp white oak in a sentence?
- Swamp white oak is commonly mistaken for bur oak because of similarities in their habitat and mature bark.
- What part of speech is swamp white oak?
- Swamp white oak is a noun.
- What is the plural of swamp white oak?
- The plural of swamp white oak is swamp white oaks.
Words near swamp white oak in the dictionary
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