scrub oak

/ˌskrʌb ˈoʊk/

Other forms: scrub oaks

Definitions of scrub oak

1. noun

   any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
   types:

   Quercus ilicifolia, bear oak

   shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

   Quercus marilandica, blackjack, blackjack oak, jack oak

   a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

   Quercus myrtifolia, myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak

   small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas

   type of:

   oak, oak tree

   a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves