scrub oak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scrub oak
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Certain species, such as toyon and scrub oak, resprout from underground root systems or burls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 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
Here’s the original clubhouse: And here’s the tennis court: The Links went dormant during the Depression and the Second World War, and they became overgrown with Chappy's newest residents: scrub oak and pitch pine.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
Josiah and Robert came then and unloaded their rifles and leaned them against a scrub oak.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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