southern live oak

southern live oak
noun
medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding
Syn: ↑Quercus virginiana
Hypernyms: ↑live oak

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  • Live oak — Live Live (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive}, {Life}.] 1. Having life; alive; living; not dead. [1913 Webster] If one man s ox hurt another s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it. Ex. xxi. 35 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • live oak — live′ oak′ [[t]laɪv[/t]] n. 1) pln an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves 2) pln any of various related trees 3) the wood of any of these trees …   From formal English to slang

  • Coast Live Oak — Taxobox name = Coast Live Oak image width = 240px image caption = Coast Live Oak foliage with new spring growth regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio = Lobatae… …   Wikipedia

  • live oak — n. evergreen oak native of Mexico and southern United States; hard and long lasting wood of this tree …   English contemporary dictionary

  • live oak — /laɪv ˈoʊk/ (say luyv ohk) noun 1. an evergreen species of oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern US, with a hard wood used in shipbuilding, etc. 2. any of various related trees …  

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