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Definition of Evergreen oak
1. Noun. Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evergreen Oak
Literary usage of Evergreen oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"(С. Р. J.) The evergreen oak of southern Europe is Q. Hex, usually a smaller
tree, frequently of rather shrub-like appearance, with abundant glossy ..."
2. English Trees and Tree-planting by William H. Ablett (1880)
"... evergreen oak—THB LUCOMBE OAK—THB SCARLET OAK. THE broad-leaved timber trees
of Britain are unique in their character, furnishing landscape ornaments ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"The evergreen Oak takes a lead among the trees near the sea, ... This evergreen
oak withstood the great gales of 1897 in the south and west of England ..."
4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"The evergreen Oak takes a lead among the trees near the sea, ... This evergreen
oak withstood the great gales of 1897 in the south and west of England ..."
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