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

According to some ancient writers the Greeks, prior to the time of Demeter and Triptolemus, fed upon the acorns of the ilex, or the evergreen oak.

From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Wright, Dudley

Alas! the evergreen oak, one lime-tree, and the oldest elm alone were standing, and the bench had been drawn in beneath their shade.

From Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty by Lamartine, Alphonse de

Of timber properly speaking there is little, but the evergreen oak, the elm and the beech are abundant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The evergreen oak of southern Europe is highly prized for its acorns.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association