Swamp oak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
    Viminaria denudata; Viminaria juncea.
  2. noun 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
    pin oak; Quercus palustris.
  3. noun 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
    Quercus bicolor; swamp white oak.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak (Quercus palustris), swamp white oak (Q. bicolor), swamp post oak (Q. lyrata).

Webster 1913