live oakn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪv ˌəʊk/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪv ˈoʊk/

Forms: see live adj.¹, n., and adv. and oak n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: live adj.¹, oak n.

Etymology: < live adj.¹ + oak n., with reference to the evergreen character of these trees.

Chiefly North American.

Any of various evergreen oaks chiefly native to the southern United States, esp. Quercus virginiana of south-eastern regions. Also: the hard, heavy timber of any of these trees, formerly much used in shipbuilding.Quot. 1671 probably refers to the holm oak, Quercus ilex, which grows in northwest Africa.

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red oakOE

cerre-tree1577

gall-tree1597

robur1601

kermes1605

live oak1610

white oak1610

royal oak1616

swamp-oak1683

grey oak1697

rock oak1699

chestnut oak1703

water oak1709

Spanish oak1716

turkey-oak1717

willow oak1717

iron oak1724

maiden oak1725

scarlet oak1738

black jack1765

post oak1775

durmast1791

mountain chestnut oak1801

quercitron oak1803

laurel oak1810

mossy-cup oak1810

rock chestnut oak1810

pin oak1812

overcup oak1814

overcup white oak1814

bur oak1815

jack oak1816

mountain oak1818

shingle-oak1818

gall-oak1835

peach oak1835

golden oak1838

weeping oak1838

Aleppo oak1845

Italian oak1858

dyer's oak1861

Gambel's Oak1878

maul oak1884

punk oak1884

sessile oak1906

Garry oak1908

roble1908

1610 True Declar. Estate Colonie Virginia 54 Ashe, Sarsafrase, liue Oake, greene all the yeare, Cedar and Firre.

1671 tr. R. Fréjus Relation Voy. Mauritania 43 Mountains, whose tops in crossing we found also covered..with live-Oaks, (which are green all the year,) and wild Pines.

1766 W. Stork Acct. E.-Florida 44 The live oak (so called from being an evergreen) is tougher, and of a better grain than the English oak.

1792 Descr. Kentucky 51 The American live-oak and cedar ships cost from 33 to 35 dollars [a ton].

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. xxxvi. 32 The ever-green live oak and lofty magnolia dress the forest in a perpetual mantle of green.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 111 I crawled under cover of the nearest live-oak.

1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 205/2 We did see the vast live-oak, old as Time.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Sept. d8/1 No plant is hurricaneproof, as attested by all the native live oaks that went down, despite their reputation for being able to survive storms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	live oak
释义	live oakn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪv ˌəʊk/, U.S. /ˈlaɪv ˈoʊk/ Forms: see live adj.¹, n., and adv. and oak n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: live adj.¹, oak n. Etymology: < live adj.¹ + oak n., with reference to the evergreen character of these trees. Chiefly North American. Any of various evergreen oaks chiefly native to the southern United States, esp. Quercus virginiana of south-eastern regions. Also: the hard, heavy timber of any of these trees, formerly much used in shipbuilding.Quot. 1671 probably refers to the holm oak, Quercus ilex, which grows in northwest Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > other oaks red oakOE cerre-tree1577 gall-tree1597 robur1601 kermes1605 live oak1610 white oak1610 royal oak1616 swamp-oak1683 grey oak1697 rock oak1699 chestnut oak1703 water oak1709 Spanish oak1716 turkey-oak1717 willow oak1717 iron oak1724 maiden oak1725 scarlet oak1738 black jack1765 post oak1775 durmast1791 mountain chestnut oak1801 quercitron oak1803 laurel oak1810 mossy-cup oak1810 rock chestnut oak1810 pin oak1812 overcup oak1814 overcup white oak1814 bur oak1815 jack oak1816 mountain oak1818 shingle-oak1818 gall-oak1835 peach oak1835 golden oak1838 weeping oak1838 Aleppo oak1845 Italian oak1858 dyer's oak1861 Gambel's Oak1878 maul oak1884 punk oak1884 sessile oak1906 Garry oak1908 roble1908 1610 True Declar. Estate Colonie Virginia 54 Ashe, Sarsafrase, liue Oake, greene all the yeare, Cedar and Firre. 1671 tr. R. Fréjus Relation Voy. Mauritania 43 Mountains, whose tops in crossing we found also covered..with live-Oaks, (which are green all the year,) and wild Pines. 1766 W. Stork Acct. E.-Florida 44 The live oak (so called from being an evergreen) is tougher, and of a better grain than the English oak. 1792 Descr. Kentucky 51 The American live-oak and cedar ships cost from 33 to 35 dollars [a ton]. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. xxxvi. 32 The ever-green live oak and lofty magnolia dress the forest in a perpetual mantle of green. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 111 I crawled under cover of the nearest live-oak. 1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 205/2 We did see the vast live-oak, old as Time. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Sept. d8/1 No plant is hurricaneproof, as attested by all the native live oaks that went down, despite their reputation for being able to survive storms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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