pin oak

Noun

• large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil

• fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  laurel oak , Quercus laurifolia , swamp oak , Quercus palustris