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encina

noun
en·​ci·​na | \ ə̇nˈsÄ“nÉ™, en-\
plural -s

Definition of encina

1 : coast live oak
2 : live oak sense a

History and Etymology for encina

American Spanish, from Spanish, holm oak, modification of Late Latin ilicina, feminine of ilicinus of holm oak, from Latin ilic-, ilex holm oak + -inus -ine

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