Definition of California white oak

1. Noun. Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.

Exact synonyms: Quercus Lobata, Roble, Valley Oak, Valley White Oak
Generic synonyms: White Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of California White Oak

California roll
California rolls
California romero
California sage
California sagebrush
California sea lion
California single-leaf pinyon
California spangled cats
California stop
California stops
California sycamore
California tree poppy
California virus
California whipsnake
California white fir
California white oak (current term)
California wine
California yellow bells
California yew
Californian
Californians
Californio
Californios
Caligula
Caligulan
Caliphate State
Calippic
Calixtus III
Calkins' sign
Call-Exner bodies

Literary usage of California white oak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Locally important. The best substitute for Eastern White Oak produced on Pacific coast. The Weeping, Valley, Swamp, White or California white oak (Quercus ..."

2. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"No wonder the blue oak attracts attention whether it stands among the scattered groves of California white oak in the broad valleys—a fine, round-headed ..."

3. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"The best substitute for Eastern White Oak produced on the Pacific Coast.1 The Weeping, Valley, Swamp, White, or California white oak (Quercus lobata), ..."

4. Influence of Climate in North and South America: Showing the Varied Climatic by John Disturnell (1867)
"... California plum, Mexican sycamore, California red oak, redwood, giant redwood, California cedar, California white oak, and long acorn live-oak. ..."

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