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Definition of Pin oak

1. Noun. Fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil.

2. Noun. Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pin Oak

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Literary usage of Pin oak

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

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1897)
"Acorn of pin oak, Quercus palustri!. 4. Fragment of seed of blue ash. Fraxinus quadrangulata. 5 and 6. Nut and seed of the hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana. ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"... OF pin oak. Positive. now situated near the center, changes its appearance by taking on some color, the shade being determined by the kind of wood. ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"A pin oak in the grounds oí the writer, about 65 years old, is more than 70 ft. in height, ... The middle tree is a pin oak probably 50 or 60 years old. ..."

4. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"THE pin oak The pin oak has foliage much like the scarlet oak, but coarser and not so ... Often a pin oak tree has leaves that approach the red oak in form, ..."

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