Definition of "white oak"

(usually countable) An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba.  examples

(usually countable) A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.  examples

(usually countable) Lagunaria patersonia (Queensland white oak).  examples

(usually uncountable) The wood of such trees.  examples