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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white oak

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
white oak
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.

Countable

noun

A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.

Countable

noun

Lagunaria patersonia (Queensland white oak).

Countable

noun

The wood of such trees.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

white oaks (plural)

Phrases

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Synonyms

pyramid tree Norfolk Island hibiscus

Questions

What does white oak mean?
An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.

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