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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

1. : a large flaky-barked oak (Quercus bicolor) of the eastern United States resembling white oak but having smaller leaves with fewer lobes and heavy strong wood that is used in construction

2. : overcup oak

3. : basket oak

an oak, Quercus bicolor, of eastern North America, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding, for making furniture, etc.

[1715-25, Amer.]

swamp white oak,

an oak having a flaky gray bark, found in swamps in eastern North America.