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Definition of Chinkapin oak
1. Noun. Medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood.
Generic synonyms: Chestnut Oak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinkapin Oak
Literary usage of Chinkapin oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"... chestnut oak, or chinkapin oak, is &• medium-sized tree found in the Southern
Alleghanies an.*3 eastward to Massachusetts. Basket, or cow oak, ..."
2. Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society by Wisconsin State Horticultural Society (1893)
"Some species of these are edible, as that of the chinkapin oak; and nearly all
are food for the lower animals. But the character of the oak is best shown in ..."
3. Practical Forestry for Beginners in Forestry, Agricultural Students by John Clayton Gifford (1902)
"Moist, rich soil; will endure flooding. The most valuable of the white oaks for
the Gulf States. 28. CHINKAPIN - OAK (Quercus acuminata Michx.; ..."
4. FLora of the Town of Southington, Conn., and Its Vicinity: A List of the by Charles Humphrey Bissell (1902)
"chinkapin oak Frequent. Dry woods and thickets, most common in rocky ground. May.
(173A.-547B.) Q. rubra, L. Red Oak Frequent. Woodlands in a great variety ..."
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