Definition of Quercus ilicifolia

1. Noun. Shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets.

Exact synonyms: Bear Oak
Generic synonyms: Scrub Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Ilicifolia

Quenu-Muret sign
Quenya
Quercus agrifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus arizonica
Quercus bicolor
Quercus borealis
Quercus cerris
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus coccinea
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus falcata
Quercus garryana
Quercus grosseserrata
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilicifolia (current term)
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus incana
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus laevis
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus lobata
Quercus lyrata
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii
Quercus mongolica
Quercus montana
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus myrtifolia

Literary usage of Quercus ilicifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1901)
"NOTES ON HYBRIDS OF Quercus ilicifolia. ALFRED REHDER. WHILE botanizing last year about the middle of September in the Blue Hill Reservation and following ..."

2. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Quercus ilicifolia) An insignificant tree rarely 25 feet high. Often forming dense thickets, on poor sandy or rocky soil. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Quercus ilicifolia similarly is given in the list as a frequent and characteristic plant ... The species intended by Quercus ilicifolia is doubtless Quercus ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Quercus ilicifolia similarly is given in the list as a frequent and characteristic plant ... The species intended by Quercus ilicifolia is doubtless Quercus ..."

5. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"... believed to be a hybrid of Quercus ilicifolia and Q. ... believed to be a hybrid of Quercus ilicifolia and Q. ..."

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