white oak vs oak tree

oak tree vs white oak

white oak and oak tree both are nouns.

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

As nouns, oak tree is a hypernym of white oak; that is, oak tree is a word with a broader 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
oak tree: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

Other hypernyms of white oak include oak.

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

Difference between white oak and oak tree

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