encina

[ en-see-nuh ]

/ ɛnˈsi nə /

noun

the live oak, Quercus virginiana.

Nearby words

enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, enchoric, encina, encina, juan del, encincture, encipher, encircle, encke

Origin of encina

1905–10, Americanism; < American Spanish, Spanish: holm oak, by syncope, shortening, and assimilation < Late Latin īlicīna holm oak, orig. feminine of īlicīnus pertaining to holm oak, equivalent to Latin īlic- (stem of īlex) ilex¹ + -īnus -ine¹

Related forms

en·ci·nal, adjective

Definition 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.

Examples from the Web for encina

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. Field
He may also have been influenced by Encina, most of whose work had already appeared.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
It is written in the manner of Encina, with less spontaneity, but with a sombre force to which Encina scarcely attained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
The Encina politicians did not know Roble girls for nothing.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field