American white oak and White oak

American white oak noun - Large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood.

White oak and American white oak are semantically related. In some cases you can use "White oak" instead a noun phrase "American white oak".

White oak 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.

American white oak and white oak are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "American white oak" with "White oak", this phrases are similar.