white oak vs common oak

common oak vs white oak

white oak and common oak both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white oak	Yes	No	No	No
common oak	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, common oak is a hyponym of white oak; that is, common oak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than white oak:

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
common oak: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood

Other hyponyms of white oak include American white oak, Quercus alba, Arizona white oak, Quercus arizonica, Quercus bicolor, swamp oak, swamp white oak, Garry oak, Oregon oak, Oregon white oak, Quercus garryana, California white oak, Quercus lobata, roble, valley oak, valley white oak, bur oak, burr oak, mossy-cup oak, mossycup oak, Quercus macrocarpa, durmast, Quercus petraea, Quercus sessiliflora, English oak, pedunculate oak, Quercus robur.

white oak (noun)	common oak (noun)
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	medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood

Difference between white oak and common oak

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