bear oak

bear oak
noun
shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
Syn: ↑Quercus ilicifolia
Hypernyms: ↑scrub oak

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noun
Etymology: so called from its acorns' serving as food for bears and other wildlife
: a shrubby evergreen oak (Quercus ilicifolia) of the southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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