Noun: chinquapin oak ching-ku-pin owk
- Medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
"The chinquapin oak's strong wood was prized by furniture makers";
- chinkapin oak, yellow chestnut oak, Quercus muehlenbergii
Derived forms: chinquapin oaks
Type of: chestnut oak
Encyclopedia: Chinquapin oak