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live oak

[ lahyv ]

noun

  1. an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
  2. any of various related trees.
  3. the hard, durable wood of any of these trees.


live oak

/ laɪv /

noun

  1. a hard-wooded evergreen oak, Quercus virginianus, of S North America: used for shipbuilding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of live oak1

An Americanism dating back to 1600–10
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Example Sentences

A glimpse of the underside of a southern live oak tree leaf, which won first place in the 2021 Nikon Small World photomicroscopy competition, is just one example.

Amidst the Hill Country’s rolling grasslands and clusters of live oak, there are well over 100 wineries, distilleries, and breweries.

It caused such a controversy that it later was moved to a more out-of-the-way cemetery called Live Oak.

That night she went and sat alone upon a bench that stood beneath a live oak tree at the edge of the gravel walk.

After that he and Mert, as by a common thought impelled, climbed out and went over to a bushy live oak to confer in privacy.

But I pushed on, and soon found myself in a dense grove of live oak.

The town is on a broad sandy plain, bordered by groves and thickets of live-oak, palmetto, and the coast pine.

The timber on this range consists of live oak, and various oaks resembling white burr and black oak, besides various shrubs.

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