emory oak

emory oak
\\ˈem(ə)rē-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: after W.H.Emory died 1887 American soldier and engineer
: a low shrubby black oak (Quercus emoryi) of the southwestern United States with evergreen leaves and very heavy wood

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a shrubby oak, Quercus emoryi, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a hard, heavy wood.
[1880-85, Amer.; named after W.H. Emory (d. 1887), American engineer]

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