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DWARF OAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dwarf oak mean?
• DWARF OAK (noun)
The noun DWARF OAK has 1 sense:
1. deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Familiarity information: DWARF OAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf chinkapin oak; dwarf chinquapin oak; dwarf oak; Quercus prinoides
Hypernyms ("dwarf oak" is a kind of...):
chestnut oak (an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees)
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