live oak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /laɪv oʊk/ (US)
Etymology
So called because such oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when others are dormant and leafless.
Meanings
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An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, southern live oak (Quercus virginiana).
This was a group of white-shirted, khaki-trousered, suspendered old men who had spent their lives doing nothing and passed their twilight days doing same on pine benches under the live oaks on the square.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
- Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| live-oak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| live oaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
canyon live oak · coast live oak · Sierra live oak · shrub live oak · southern live oak · sand live oak · interior live oak · especially coastal ranges of California · Texas live oak · dwarf live oak · live-oaker
Relateds
Translations (4)
fi tammi (evergreen species of oak) · ga dair shíorghlas (evergreen species of oak) · csm fa·fa (evergreen species of oak) · fi ainavihanta tammi (evergreen species of oak)