native oak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s an open question as to how much of the native oak savanna could be reclaimed, she said, but efforts are underway to map a once-distinct ecosystem in the heart of America.
From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2022
On a hill above, benches overlook a grove of native oak trees not far from the house of former owner and newspaper publisher E. Manchester Boddy.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019
He suggested planting native oak trees, which require no watering or maintenance.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2014
She mourns the groves and native oak and canyons that were swept away for the 210 Freeway, though the song is "about anywhere, really, that's lost its identity."
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2014
There is a forest, too, of native oak, and a chasse such as royalty never owned!'
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James
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