pin oak
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpɪn ˌəʊk/ us /ˈpɪn ˌoʊk/
a tall North American oak tree:
The shore of the lake is covered with pine trees and pin oaks.
A large pin oak tore down power lines when it fell down in a residential neighbourhood of Omaha.
See also
oak
Tall pin oaks were growing along both sides of the lane.
Many of the pin oak trees here are dying from a bacterial disease.
We walked past pin oaks and pines until we came to a small pond.
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