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Definition of water oak in English: water oaknoun ˈwɔːtə ˌəʊk Chiefly North American. Any of various oaks of riverside or swampy habitats, as the pin oak (Quercus palustris) and the laurel oak (Q. laurifolia); specifically an oak of the south-eastern United States, Q. nigra, with hard, coarse-grained wood. Also (Australian): a river she-oak (genus Casuarina) (rare).
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Lawson (d. 1711), surveyor. From water + oak. Definition of water oak in US English: water oaknounˈwɔːtə ˌəʊk Chiefly North American. Any of various oaks of riverside or swampy habitats, as the pin oak (Quercus palustris) and the laurel oak (Q. laurifolia); specifically an oak of the south-eastern United States, Q. nigra, with hard, coarse-grained wood. Also (Australian): a river she-oak (genus Casuarina) (rare).
Origin Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Lawson (d. 1711), surveyor. From water + oak. |