post oak

noun

1. any of several American oaks, especially Quercus stellata, the wood of which is used for posts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of post oak¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

Example Sentences

There are few areas of old-growth post oak trees left in Texas.

From Washington Post

She was the one who taught Bludso how to tend fires, season meat and prepare Texas-style barbecue, low and slow with smoldering splits of post oak.

From Washington Post

He smokes the ribs over post oak and pecan woods; the final texture emerges a bit ropier than the lush, almost custardy Central Texas barbecue exemplars.

From Los Angeles Times

His burial site, behind his presidential museum in College Station, Texas, is near a pond and across a footbridge over a creek where three large post oaks form a semicircle.

From Washington Times

It’s prime beef, seasoned only with salt, pepper and the scent of post oak and mesquite.

From Seattle Times