willow oak

American  

noun

1. an oak, Quercus phellos, of the southwestern U.S., having entire, narrow leaves, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in the construction of buildings.

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Etymology

Origin of willow oak

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

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willow oak

Each acorn was painted with colored bands to indicate its species: red oak, bur oak, black oak, white oak, swamp white oak, scarlet oak, pin oak, willow oak.

From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

But minutes later, Jones and Mathews County Board of Supervisors chair Paul Hudgins — who had joined him in the shade under a willow oak tree — were a bit more vague.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022

The 540-square-foot house sits on a stone plaza shaded by a willow oak, about 50 feet from its original location along a canal that once flowed through what is now Constitution Avenue.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022

A determined study of Washington’s trees could turn up a willow oak or two that let go of a couple of their brown, blade-shaped leaves.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2021

The commonest species of trees are such as grow in central Europe, namely, ash, fir, pine, beech, acacia, maple, birch, box, chestnut, laurel, holm-oak, poplar, elm, lime, yew, elder, willow, oak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various