pin oak

American  

noun

1. an oak, Quercus palustris, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches and deeply pinnatifid leaves.

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Etymology

Origin of pin oak

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

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pin oak

The spring revealed a dead 100-year-old pin oak on the property, another $5,000 bill, although the city shared in the cost of removal.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

Shaded by London planes and pin oak trees, the park was sandwiched between the new highway and a riverside promenade.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

More than 100 seedlings, including pin oak, American birch, magnolias and redbuds, plus nearly 400 shrubs, including winterberry, northern bayberry, witch hazel, highbush blueberry and azaleas, will be planted, he said.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2017

She later bought her late grandmother’s house, a single-story structure of gray brick beneath the dense canopy of an old pin oak.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2017

There, between the hackberry tree and the pin oak, hidden by numerous weeds and shrubs, was the entrance to the abandoned mine shaft.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool