water oak

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

   Synonymspossum oakQuercus nigra

   Broaderoak

Questions about water oak

What does water oak mean?

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

What is another word for water oak?

Close synonyms include possum oak, Quercus nigra. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is water oak a common word?