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white oak

white oak noun: an oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.

white oak: an oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America,...
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Noun

white oak (countable and uncountable, plural white oaks)

  1. (countable, usually) An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.
  2. (countable, usually) A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.
  3. (countable, usually) Lagunaria patersonia (Queensland white oak).
    Synonyms:
    pyramid tree, Norfolk Island hibiscus
  4. (uncountable, usually) The wood of such trees.

white oak meaning in Tamil

white oak in Tamil

வெண் கருவாலி

Synonyms of white oak

  • pyramid tree
  • Norfolk Island hibiscus

Forms of white oak

pluralwhite oaks

Words formed from white oak

Questions about white oak

What does white oak mean?
White oak means an oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.
What is white oak in Tamil?
White oak in Tamil is வெண் கருவாலி. See White oak meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is white oak?
White oak is a noun.
What is the plural of white oak?
The plural of white oak is white oaks.

Words near white oak in the dictionary

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  2. white nougat
  3. white nougats
  4. white nutmeg pigeon
  5. white nutmeg pigeons
  6. white oak
  7. white oak tree
  8. white oak trees
  9. white oaks
  10. white oakum
  11. white on rice

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