scrub oak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scrub oak
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Vibrant yucca, scrub oak and sage stood alongside dried-out chaparral.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
Nate Goldberg, a lead guide with the outfitter said visitors see “a lot of underbrush, red and yellow aspen leaves, scrub oak, berries and willows which turn a bright yellow.”
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2019
With wild scrub oak and big, red sandstone formations, it looks like something from a John Wayne western.
From National Geographic • Jun. 29, 2018
Spent an hour getting scratched up by scrub oak and thorns looking for David’s drone that he crashed.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018
He tied the mare in a clearing surrounded by a thicket of scrub oak.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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