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evergreen oak

noun

Definition of evergreen oak

: any of various oaks (such as a live oak, a holm oak, or a tan oak) with foliage that persists for two years so that the plant is more or less continuously green

Examples of evergreen oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In the dusty vineyards, stout evergreen oaks stand forlornly, offering a moment of shade to sweating vineyard workers. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "The Grape From Manchuela," 21 June 2018 Dominating the yard are two evergreen oak hedges planted at a slant to evoke a theatrical backdrop. — Andrew Montgomery, Vogue, "Under the Tuscan Sun: Garden Designer Luciano Giubbilei's Italian Oasis," 21 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of evergreen oak

1629, in the meaning defined above

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