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chestnut oak

noun

Definition of CHESTNUT OAK

:  any of several oaks having oblong to lanceolate leaves with crenate or serrate edges: as
a :  chinquapin oak
b :  a medium-sized oak (Quercus prinus) of eastern North America with large acorns and leaves that are yellow-green above and paler below
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First Known Use of CHESTNUT OAK

1703

Rhymes with CHESTNUT OAK

artichoke, at a stroke, Bolingbroke, equivoque, fisherfolk, gentlefolk, go for broke, herrenvolk, hub-and-spoke, masterstroke, ministroke, monocoque, mourning cloak, okeydoke, poison oak, Roanoke, thunderstroke, turkey oak, water oak, womenfolk

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chestnut oak
  2. dwarf chestnut oak
  3. rock chestnut oak
  4. scrub chestnut oak
  5. swamp chestnut oak
  6. white chestnut oak
  7. yellow chestnut oak
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