encina
[en-see-nuh]
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noun
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
Nearby words
- enchondroma,
- enchondromatosis,
- enchondrosarcoma,
- enchorial,
- enchoric,
- encina, juan del,
- encincture,
- encipher,
- encircle,
- encke
Origin of encina
Encina
[en-thee-nah, -see]
noun
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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. FieldHe may also have been influenced by Encina, most of whose work had already appeared.
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.
The Encina politicians did not know Roble girls for nothing.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field