has gloss | (noun) 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 white oak |
lexicalization | eng: white oak |
subclass of | (noun) a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" oak, oak tree |
has subclass | (noun) 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 Quercus alba, American white oak |
has subclass | (noun) semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups Quercus arizonica, Arizona white oak |
has subclass | (noun) 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 swamp oak, Quercus bicolor, swamp white oak |
has subclass | (noun) small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark Oregon white oak, Garry oak, Oregon oak, Quercus garryana |
has subclass | (noun) tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns California white oak, valley oak, valley white oak, roble, Quercus lobata |
has subclass | (noun) 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 mossycup oak, mossy-cup oak, burr oak, bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa |
has subclass | (noun) deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood Quercus sessiliflora, durmast, Quercus petraea |
has subclass | (noun) medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood Quercus robur, English oak, common oak, pedunculate oak |