chestnut oak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chestnut oak
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Planted around the gallery are chestnut oak, cherry, redwood, plum, magnolia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2020
Hudson documented chestnut, oak, and hickory trees as well as salt marshes populated by turkey, elk, black bears, and beavers.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2018
One was a chestnut oak, the other a black oak, and they had grown tall in each other’s shelter over many decades.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2015
If you have the room, why not plant handsome oaks that are often overlooked, such as the swamp white oak, the chestnut oak or the black oak?
From Washington Post
After dinner he would lean back against the base of an old chestnut oak, put his hands under his head, and watch the aerie.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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