evergreen oak

American  

noun

1. any of several oaks, as the holm oak, having evergreen foliage.

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Etymology

Origin of evergreen oak

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

In the dusty vineyards, stout evergreen oaks stand forlornly, offering a moment of shade to sweating vineyard workers.

From New York Times

California rivers were once flanked by giant forests of hardy, flood-resistant, evergreen oaks.

From The Guardian

There are evergreen oaks, spiky Italian cypress and plenty of chartreuse euphorbia.

From Seattle Times

We now had great trees of ivy, we had the evergreen oak, and occasionally gigantic tulip-trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Along this ridge there are magnificent forests of evergreen oaks, all of which were covered with ferns and orchids and long trailing mosses.

From Project Gutenberg