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chestnut oak
noun
- any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chestnut oak1
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
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Example Sentences
Two orioles have swung up their hammock to the swaying branch of a chestnut oak.
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The only oak bark extract on the market is the American chestnut oak (quercus prinus).
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This must not be confused with the chestnut oak, an American tree which also yields a very useful tannin.
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The dwarf chinkapin, or scrub chestnut oak, is a shrub rarely more than a dozen 61 feet high and grows on sandy or rocky soil.
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The chestnut oak sometimes reaches a height of a hundred feet, but the trunk divides into large limbs a few feet above the ground.
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