Lexic.us

Definition of Laurel oak

1. Noun. Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil.

2. Noun. Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laurel Oak

laurates laureate laureated laureates laureateship laureateships laureating laureation laureations laurel

laurel-tree laurel cherry laurel family laurel fever laurel green laurel oak (current term) laurel sumac laurel water laurel willow laurel wreath

laureled laureling laurelite laurelled laurelling laurels laurelwood laurence-moon-biedl syndrome laurentian laurer

Literary usage of Laurel oak

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

1. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"149, also laurel oak, pg. 157, east only to Pa., northwest s. Mich, to Neb., southwest to n. Ark. and south to Ala. 3. Spanish Oak, lapping slightly with ..."

2. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"laurel oak. 1. Flowering brauch with immature leave», (s) staminate blossoms, l pi pi-til lute Подо mi*. ..."

3. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"The laurel oak and live oak are the most characteristic trees, being common throughout, and not being found in this State farther inland; although to the ..."

4. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"The White Oak, the Post Oak, the Swamp Chestnut Oak, the Black Oak, the Scarlet Oak, the Red Oak, the Pin Oak, the Willow Oak, the laurel oak, ..."

Other Resources: