chinquapin oak

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A deciduous oak tree (Quercus muhlenbergii) chiefly of eastern North America, having scaly gray bark and toothed leaves that resemble those of the chinquapin.
• noun A similar oak (Quercus prinoides) that grows as a shrub or small tree.

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• noun medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood