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CHINKAPIN OAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chinkapin oak mean?
• CHINKAPIN OAK (noun)
The noun CHINKAPIN OAK has 1 sense:
1. medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
Familiarity information: CHINKAPIN OAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
chinkapin oak; chinquapin oak; Quercus muehlenbergii; yellow chestnut oak
Hypernyms ("chinkapin oak" is a kind of...):
chestnut oak (an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees)
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