PIN OAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pin oak mean? 

• PIN OAK (noun)
  The noun PIN OAK has 2 senses:

1. 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. large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil

  Familiarity information: PIN OAK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIN OAK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pin oak; Quercus palustris; swamp oak

Hypernyms ("pin oak" is a kind of...):

oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

laurel oak; pin oak; Quercus laurifolia

Hypernyms ("pin oak" is a kind of...):

oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)