swamp oak

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

• 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

• Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  swamp white oak , Quercus bicolor , pin oak , Quercus palustris , Viminaria juncea , Viminaria denudata