shinnery oak

shinnery oak
noun
: any of several small shrubby oaks that tend to form thickets; especially : a low shrub (Quercus havardii) that spreads by underground suckers to form dense thickets, produces large sweet acorns, and grows on dry sandy land of the southwestern United States

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  • shinnery — noun (plural neries) Etymology: modification of Louisiana French chênière, from French chêne oak Date: 1901 a dense growth of small trees or an area of such growth; especially one of scrub oak in the West and Southwest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shinnery — ˈshinərē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: modification of American French (La.) chênière chenier more at chenier : a dense growth of small trees; especially : a thick interlacing growth of scrub oak in the West and Southwest …   Useful english dictionary

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  • chen|iere — «SHIHN uhr ee», noun. a sandy ridge marked with clusters of gnarled live oaks, found in marshy areas of the United States, especially among the Louisiana bayous. Also, shinnery. ╂[< Creole chênière < French chêne oak tree] …   Useful english dictionary

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