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encina
[ en-see-nuh ]
/ ɛnˈsi nə /
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noun
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
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Origin of encina
OTHER WORDS FROM encina
en·ci·nal, adjectiveWords nearby encina
enchilada, enchiridion, enchondroma, enchorial, -enchyma, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, Encke, Encke's comet
Other definitions for encina (2 of 2)
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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