encina
[ en-see-nuh ]
noun
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
Origin of encina
1Other words from encina
- en·ci·nal, adjective
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Encina
[ en-thee-nah, -see ]
noun
Juan del [hwahn del], /ʰwɑn dɛl/, 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.
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How to use encina in a sentence
It has never been explained why encina does not sag at that end, like an excursion steamer on the side toward a boat race.
Stanford Stories | Charles K. FieldWeinberg finds the origin of the Italian pastoral drama in the 'Éclogas' of Juan del encina.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. GregIt is written in the manner of encina, with less spontaneity, but with a sombre force to which encina scarcely attained.
He may also have been influenced by encina, most of whose work had already appeared.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. GregThe encina politicians did not know Roble girls for nothing.
Stanford Stories | Charles K. Field
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