scrub oak

noun

any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil.

Origin of scrub oak

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Words nearby scrub oak

scrubdown, scrub fowl, scrub jay, scrubland, scrub nurse, scrub oak, scrub pine, scrub round, scrubs, scrub suit, scrub turkey

Example sentences from the Web for scrub oak

I was lying on my back at the root of a scrub-oak very like the blackjacks of Georgia and the Carolinas.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
Is a peach-tree just like a horse-chestnut, or a scrub-oak, or a honey-locust?
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith|Robert Patterson
"He may be in any one of those thousand scrub-oak patches," said Haynes as they remounted.
The Flying Death|Samuel Hopkins Adams
On that August day we followed a dim path that led through thickets of scrub-oak and sweet pepper-bush.
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

And I am but a scrub-oak in this forest of giants, my Brothers.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

单词	scrub oak
释义	scrub oak noun any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil. Origin of scrub oak An Americanism dating back to 1760–70 Words nearby scrub oak scrubdown, scrub fowl, scrub jay, scrubland, scrub nurse, scrub oak, scrub pine, scrub round, scrubs, scrub suit, scrub turkey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrub oak I was lying on my back at the root of a scrub-oak very like the blackjacks of Georgia and the Carolinas. Who Goes There?\|Blackwood Ketcham Benson Is a peach-tree just like a horse-chestnut, or a scrub-oak, or a honey-locust? Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith\|Robert Patterson "He may be in any one of those thousand scrub-oak patches," said Haynes as they remounted. The Flying Death\|Samuel Hopkins Adams On that August day we followed a dim path that led through thickets of scrub-oak and sweet pepper-bush. Everyday Adventures\|Samuel Scoville And I am but a scrub-oak in this forest of giants, my Brothers. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani
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