chestnut oak

noun

: any of several oaks having oblong to lanceolate leaves with crenate or serrate edges: such 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the speedy oaks are the common red and willow oaks, but others include the overcup oak, the shingle oak, the swamp chestnut oak and the Nuttall oak. —Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021

Willoughby is also concerned about the fate of the eastern white pine, and the chestnut oak, which is already showing signs of distress. —Clive Thompson, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020

Original plantings of white pine and hemlocks have faded, and the dominant trees are white and chestnut oaks, tulip poplar and American beeches. —Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019

The land is mostly wet woods, with many mature trees, including shagbark hickory, American beech, American elm, black gum, red maple, pin oak and chestnut oak. —Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018

Indians used to collect acorns from white and chestnut oaks along with American chestnuts, black walnut, and wild pecan as a food source for the long winter months. —Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 9 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above