chinkapin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But he pointed to a few sun-loving native plants such as MacGregor’s wild rye and a gnarled chinkapin oak, saying they offer clues about the land hundreds of years ago.
From Seattle Times
And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine.
From Literature
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Sure, they prevent greens from getting the sun and breeze they need to ward off fungus, but those chinkapin oaks can look really sweet at sunset.
From Golf Digest
I was chased out of a chinkapin woods by a bull.
From Literature
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Clumps of chinkapin bushes intervened, effectually hiding the hollow from the road.
From Project Gutenberg
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