live oak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/laɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(līv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
live′ oak′  (līv),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biologyan evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various related trees.
  3. the hard, durable wood of any of these trees.
  • 1600–10, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
live oak
  1. a hard-wooded evergreen oak, Quercus virginianus, of S North America: used for shipbuilding
'live oak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
California live oak - coast live oak - encina

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