encina
[ en-see-nuh ]
/ ɛnˈsi nə /
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noun
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
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en·ci·nal, adjectiveWords nearby encina
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Encina
[ en-thee-nah, -see ]
/ ɛnˈθi nɑ, -ˈsi /
noun
Juan del [hwahn del], /ʰwɑn dɛl/, 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.
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