Laurel oak may refer to two species of trees native to the southeastern United States:
- Quercus hemisphaerica, sometimes called sand laurel oak or Darlington oak
- Quercus laurifolia, sometimes called swamp laurel oak, diamond-leaf oak, obtusa oak, or water oak
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