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bur oak vs white oak

white oak vs bur oak

bur oak and white oak both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bur oak Yes No No No
white oak Yes No No No
As nouns, white oak is a hypernym of bur oak; that is, white oak is a word with a broader meaning than bur oak:
  • bur oak: medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood
  • white oak: any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
bur oak (noun) white oak (noun)
medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf
Difference between bur oak and white oak

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