white oak

1. Any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf (synset 112290169)
   is a type of: oak, oak tree - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
   subtypes:

   • american white oak, quercus alba - large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
   • arizona white oak, quercus arizonica - semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
   • quercus bicolor, swamp oak, swamp white oak - large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
   • garry oak, oregon oak, oregon white oak, quercus garryana - small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark
   • california white oak, quercus lobata, roble, valley oak, valley white oak - tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
   • bur oak, burr oak, mossy-cup oak, mossycup oak, quercus macrocarpa - medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood
   • durmast, quercus petraea, quercus sessiliflora - deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
   • common oak, english oak, pedunculate oak, quercus robur - medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood

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