Shingle oak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
    Quercus imbricaria; laurel oak.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a kind of oak (Quercus imbricaria) used in the Western States for making shingles.

Webster 1913