[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

oak \oak\ =ok, n. oe. oke, ok, ak, as. =ac; akin to d.
   eik, g. eiche, ohg. eih, icel. eik, sw. ek, dan. eeg.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus quercus. the oaks
      have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
      staminate flowers in catkins. the fruit is a smooth nut,
      called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
      scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. there are now
      recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
      fifty occur in the united states, the rest in europe,
      asia, and the other parts of north america, a very few
      barely reaching the northern parts of south america and
      africa. many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
      proportions and live many centuries. the wood is usually
      hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
      rays, forming the silver grain.
      1913 webster

   2. the strong wood or timber of the oak.
      1913 webster

   note: among the true oaks in america are:

   barren oak, or

   black-jack, quercus nigra.

   basket oak, quercus michauxii.

   black oak, quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
      or quercitron oak.

   bur oak see under bur., quercus macrocarpa; -- called
      also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.

   chestnut oak, quercus prinus and quercus densiflora.

   chinquapin oak see under chinquapin, quercus
      prinoides.

   coast live oak, quercus agrifolia, of california; -- also
      called enceno.

   live oak see under live, quercus virens, the best of
      all for shipbuilding; also, quercus chrysolepis, of
      california.

   pin oak. same as swamp oak.

   post oak, quercus obtusifolia.

   red oak, quercus rubra.

   scarlet oak, quercus coccinea.

   scrub oak, quercus ilicifolia, quercus undulata, etc.
      

   shingle oak, quercus imbricaria.

   spanish oak, quercus falcata.

   swamp spanish oak, or

   pin oak, quercus palustris.

   swamp white oak, quercus bicolor.

   water oak, quercus aquatica.

   water white oak, quercus lyrata.

   willow oak, quercus phellos.
      1913 webster among the true oaks in europe are:

   bitter oak, or

   turkey oak, quercus cerris see cerris.

   cork oak, quercus suber.

   english white oak, quercus robur.

   evergreen oak,

   holly oak, or

   holm oak, quercus ilex.

   kermes oak, quercus coccifera.

   nutgall oak, quercus infectoria.
      1913 webster

   note: among plants called oak, but not of the genus
         quercus, are:

   african oak, a valuable timber tree oldfieldia
      africana.

   australian oak or she oak, any tree of the genus
      casuarina see casuarina.

   indian oak, the teak tree see teak.

   jerusalem oak. see under jerusalem.

   new zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree alectryon
      excelsum.

   poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
      but now restricted to rhus toxicodendron or rhus
      diversiloba.

   silky oak or silk-bark oak, an australian tree
      grevillea robusta.
      1913 webster

   green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
      mycelium of certain fungi.

   oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
      leaves of the american red oak by a gallfly cynips
      confluens. it is green and pulpy when young.

   oak beauty zool., a british geometrid moth biston
      prodromaria whose larva feeds on the oak.

   oak gall, a gall found on the oak. see 2d gall.

   oak leather bot., the mycelium of a fungus which forms
      leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.

   oak pruner. zool. see pruner, the insect.

   oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
      insect diplolepis lenticularis.

   oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.

   the oaks, one of the three great annual english horse races
      the derby and st. leger being the others. it was
      instituted in 1779 by the earl of derby, and so called
      from his estate.

   to sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
      signified by closing the outer oaken door of one's
      rooms. cant, eng. univ.
      1913 webster
see also:
quercus acorn barren oak black-jack quercus nigra basket oak 
quercus michauxii black oak quercus tinctoria yellow oak quercitron oak 
bur oak bur quercus macrocarpa over-cup mossy-cup oak 
chestnut oak quercus prinus quercus densiflora chinquapin oak chinquapin 
quercus prinoides coast live oak quercus agrifolia enceno live oak 
live quercus virens quercus chrysolepis pin oak swamp oak 
post oak quercus obtusifolia red oak quercus rubra scarlet oak 
quercus coccinea scrub oak quercus ilicifolia quercus undulata shingle oak 
quercus imbricaria spanish oak quercus falcata swamp spanish oak quercus palustris 
swamp white oak quercus bicolor water oak quercus aquatica water white oak 
quercus lyrata willow oak quercus phellos bitter oak turkey oak 
quercus cerris cerris cork oak quercus suber english white oak 
quercus robur evergreen oak holly oak holm oak quercus ilex 
kermes oak quercus coccifera nutgall oak quercus infectoria african oak 
oldfieldia africana australian oak she oak casuarina indian oak 
teak jerusalem oak jerusalem new zealand oak alectryon excelsum 
poison oak rhus toxicodendron rhus diversiloba silky oak silk-bark oak 
grevillea robusta green oak oak apple cynips confluens oak beauty 
biston prodromaria oak gall gall oak leather oak pruner 
pruner oak spangle diplolepis lenticularis oak wart the oaks 
to sport one's oak 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

swamp \swamp\, n. cf. as. swam a fungus, od. swam a sponge, d.
   zwam a fungus, g. schwamm a sponge, icel. sv"oppr, dan. 
   sw. swamp, goth. swamms, gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.
   wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
   not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
   seashore.
   1913 webster

         gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
                                                  --tennyson.
   1913 webster

         a swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
         trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
         herbage, plants, and mosses.             --farming
                                                  encyc. e.
                                                  edwards,
                                                  words.
   1913 webster

   swamp blackbird. zool. see redwing
   b .

   swamp cabbage bot., skunk cabbage.

   swamp deer zool., an asiatic deer rucervus duvaucelli
      of india.

   swamp hen. zool.
   a an australian azure-breasted bird porphyrio bellus;
       -- called also goollema.
   b an australian water crake, or rail porzana tabuensis;
       -- called also little swamp hen.
   c the european purple gallinule.

   swamp honeysuckle bot., an american shrub azalea
      viscosa syn. rhododendron viscosa or rhododendron
      viscosum growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
      of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
      also swamp pink and white swamp honeysuckle.

   swamp hook, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
      logs. cf. cant hook.

   swamp itch. med. see prairie itch, under prairie.

   swamp laurel bot., a shrub kalmia glauca having small
      leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

   swamp maple bot., red maple. see maple.

   swamp oak bot., a name given to several kinds of oak
      which grow in swampy places, as swamp spanish oak
      quercus palustris, swamp white oak quercus
      bicolor, swamp post oak quercus lyrata.

   swamp ore min., bog ore; limonite.

   swamp partridge zool., any one of several australian game
      birds of the genera synoicus and excalfatoria, allied
      to the european partridges.

   swamp robin zool., the chewink.

   swamp sassafras bot., a small north american tree of the
      genus magnolia magnolia glauca with aromatic leaves
      and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also sweet
      bay.

   swamp sparrow zool., a common north american sparrow
      melospiza georgiana, or melospiza palustris, closely
      resembling the song sparrow. it lives in low, swampy
      places.

   swamp willow. bot. see pussy willow, under pussy.
      1913 webster
see also:
swamp blackbird redwing swamp cabbage swamp deer rucervus duvaucelli swamp hen 
porphyrio bellus goollema porzana tabuensis little swamp hen swamp honeysuckle 
azalea viscosa rhododendron viscosa rhododendron viscosum swamp pink white swamp honeysuckle 
swamp hook cant hook swamp itch prairie itch prairie 
swamp laurel kalmia glauca swamp maple maple swamp oak 
quercus palustris quercus bicolor quercus lyrata swamp ore swamp partridge 
synoicus excalfatoria swamp robin swamp sassafras magnolia 
magnolia glauca sweet bay swamp sparrow melospiza georgiana melospiza palustris 
swamp willow pussy willow pussy 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quercus bicolor
     n : large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern united
         states with leaves having fewer lobes than other white
         oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction;
         thrives in wet soil syn: swamp white oak, swamp oak
see also:
swamp white oak swamp oak 

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