southern live oak

Definitions of southern live oak
  1. noun
    medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding
    synonyms: Quercus virginiana
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    type of:
    live oak
    any of several American evergreen oaks
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