a large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
plant noun
swamp oaks
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Q. bicolor [abbreviation, species] | Quercus bicolor [species] | swamp white oak
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