Arizona white oak

Arizona white oak
noun
semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
Syn: ↑Quercus arizonica
Hypernyms: ↑white oak

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: an oak (Quercus arizonica) of Arizona and Mexico with entire oblong to obovate leaves and a hemispherical cup around the acorn

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