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Live oak
/laɪv oʊk/
An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana.
📖 Definitions of "Live oak"
noun
- 1
An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- 2
Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Live oak"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| coast live oaknoun | Any of species Quercus agrifolia, an evergreen oak with cupped, holly-like leaves native to areas on the coastal side of the high mountains in California and neighboring Baja California. |
| laurel oaknoun | Either of two trees native to the southeastern United States: Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus laurifolia. |
| post oaknoun | A tree of the species Quercus stellata (family Fagaceae), native to North America. |
| red oaknoun | (usually countable) An oak tree with wood of a red tint, with leaves that have pointed lobes, Quercus rubra, native to eastern North America. |
| water oaknoun | (chiefly Canada, US) Any of various hard oaks that grow near rivers or swamps, especially Quercus nigra, of the southern US. |
| turkey oaknoun | Quercus laevis, of the southeastern U.S. |
| white oaknoun | (usually countable) An oak tree with rounded leaf lobes and relatively pale wood, native to eastern North America, Quercus alba. |
| gall oaknoun | A species of oak (Quercus lusitanica) |
| oak treenoun | A tree of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns and having lobed leaves. |
| black oaknoun | (usually countable) A deciduous oak tree, Quercus velutina, native to eastern North America. |
| bur oaknoun | Quercus macrocarpa. |
| holm oaknoun | An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region. |
| blue oaknoun | Quercus douglasii, an oak tree endemic to California. |
| swamp oaknoun | A tree of the species Quercus palustris. |
| northern red oaknoun | the red oak, Quercus rubra. |
| oaktreenoun | (less common) Alternative form of oak tree. [A tree of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns and having lobed leaves.] |
| pin oaknoun | The tree Quercus palustris. |
| shinnery oaknoun | An oak tree of species Quercus havardii, of the southern Great Plains of the US, especially Texas. |
| chestnut oaknoun | A species of oak tree native to the eastern USA (Quercus montana, syn. Quercus prinus). |
| scrub oaknoun | (US) Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States. |
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