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POSSUM OAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does possum oak mean? 

POSSUM OAK (noun)
  The noun POSSUM OAK has 1 sense:

1. relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soilplay

  Familiarity information: POSSUM OAK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POSSUM OAK (noun)


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Meaning:

Relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

possum oak; Quercus nigra; water oak

Hypernyms ("possum oak" is a kind of...):

oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)


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