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chestnut oak

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of chestnut oak

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

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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

Walks through the chestnut, oak and hickory woods provided other opportunities for the kind of personal interaction that Carter hoped would contribute to the peace process.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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