evergreen oak

noun

: any of various oaks (such as a live oak, a holm oak, or a tan oak) with foliage that persists for two years so that the plant is more or less continuously green

Examples of evergreen oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The complex was beset by scrubby clay slopes dotted with sagebrush, California aster, evergreen oaks. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 To survive on semi-arid land that was unsuitable for farming, the people who lived here converted the Mediterranean forest to la dehesa (in English: grasslands with evergreen oak trees). Sofia Perez, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024 In the dusty vineyards, stout evergreen oaks stand forlornly, offering a moment of shade to sweating vineyard workers. Eric Asimov, New York Times, 21 June 2018 Dominating the yard are two evergreen oak hedges planted at a slant to evoke a theatrical backdrop. Andrew Montgomery, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of evergreen oak was in 1629

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“Evergreen oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evergreen%20oak. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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