chestnut oak

chestnut oak

n. A deciduous oak tree (Quercus montana syn. Q. prinus) of eastern North America having deeply ridged bark and shallowly lobed leaves that resemble those of the American chestnut.

chest′nut oak`

n. any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut. [1695–1705, Amer.]

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chestnut oak - an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut treesoak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"Quercus michauxii, swamp chestnut oak - medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oakchinkapin oak, chinquapin oak, Quercus muehlenbergii, yellow chestnut oak - medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable woodbasket oak, cow oak, Quercus montana, Quercus prinus - medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seatsdwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides - deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets