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water oak en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) Any of various hard oaks that grow near rivers or swamps, especially Quercus nigra, of the southern US.
    • I recall a catbird high in the water oak above, swinging like a rag amid the branches, jabbering and screeching [...]. 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 200:
    • Some young people were out under the wateroaks playing croquet. Mr. Pontellier's two children were there—sturdy little fellows of four and five. 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

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Translations (2)

unm shoxakw (tree) · cs dub černý (tree)