noun
small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark
• Syn: ↑Oregon white oak, ↑Garry oak, ↑Quercus garryana
• Hypernyms: ↑white oak
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noun or oregon white oakUsage: usually capitalized 1st O
: an oak (Quercus garryana) of western No. America with light-gray bark and obovate pinnatifid leaves — called also Garry oak
Useful english dictionary. 2012.