white oak

¹ American  

noun

1. an oak, Quercus alba, of eastern North America, having a light-gray to white bark and yielding a hard, durable wood: the state tree of Connecticut and Maryland.

2. any of several other species of oak, as Q. garryana or Q. lobata, of western North America.

3. the wood of any of these trees.

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White Oak ² American  

noun

1. a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

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white oak British  

noun

1. a large oak tree, Quercus alba, of E North America, having pale bark, leaves with rounded lobes, and heavy light-coloured wood

2. any of several other oaks, such as the roble

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Etymology

Origin of white oak

1625–35;

Example Sentences

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is restoring managed fire in the western end of North Carolina to encourage the growth of white oak saplings and rivercane, a traditional weaving material.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

The room is now lighter and brighter, with walls sheathed in rippling beech wood and the stage clad in white oak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Conover said the arboretum is home to many beautiful native plants, including an enormous white oak that was a sapling when the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Colony.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

There are now five trees planted on her lot, including a swamp white oak that has already reached six feet tall.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

I say Indian field, not great-grandfather’s field, because the white oak, like my hemlock, is at least three hundred years old, maybe four.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George