chestnut oak

noun

1. any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chestnut oak¹

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

Example Sentences

If I had an expansive wet site where tree size were no object, I would plant a swamp chestnut oak, a sycamore, a blackgum or even one of the improved varieties of red maple.

From Washington Post

Among the speedy oaks are the common red and willow oaks, but others include the overcup oak, the shingle oak, the swamp chestnut oak and the Nuttall oak.

From Washington Post

She could discriminate among the twigs and branches of chestnut oak, tulip poplar, white pine, and so forth, as I could not.

From Washington Post

Planted around the gallery are chestnut oak, cherry, redwood, plum, magnolia.

From Los Angeles Times

Original plantings of white pine and hemlocks have faded, and the dominant trees are white and chestnut oaks, tulip poplar and American beeches.

From Washington Post