myrtle oak

myrtle oak
noun
small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas
Hypernyms: ↑scrub oak

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noun
: a small shrubby oak (Quercus myrtifolia) of the southeastern United States that has stiff much-branched stems and small glossy oval to oblong dark green leaves and that often forms nearly impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas

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