Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quercus_nigra

1 sense of quercus nigra

Sense 1
water oak, possum oak, Quercus nigra -- (relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil)
       => oak, oak tree -- (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns")