white oak

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white′ oak′, 

1. Plant Biology 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. Plant Biology 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.
• American. 1625–35

White′ Oak′, 

1. Place Names a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C. 13,700.

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white oak noun

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