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

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 opposing ranks of five crab apple trees in the Rose Garden had been replaced over the years but struggled in large part because of a willow oak tree planted nearby during the Johnson administration.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2020

Skunk River is a broad, still stream, with hilly banks heavily wooded with willow, oak, maple, sycamore and bass-wood.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various