evergreen oak
noun
any of several oaks, as the holm oak, having evergreen foliage.
Origin of evergreen oak
1First recorded in 1675–85
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How to use evergreen oak in a sentence
This is a genus of Bromeliace, growing on the boughs of trees, and notably on those of the evergreen oak.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginAs they said this they looked with affected pity at an evergreen oak, for in winter they are very envious of the evergreens.
The Little White Bird | J. M. BarrieThis cochineal lives by preference (at least, so it is supposed) on the evergreen oak (Quercus ilex), whence its specific name.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierOn the outside of a great evergreen oak in a forest of Valencia.
Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking | Susan WarnerThe leafy trees of most frequent occurrence were the cinnamon and an evergreen oak like those now seen in Mexico.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. Dawson
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