"desert oak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: desert oaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desert oak (plural desert oaks)
  1. Various oaks found in desert regions. Categories (lifeform): Oaks
    Sense id: en-desert_oak-en-noun-cp0kPKV4 Disambiguation of Oaks: 47 53
  2. (Australia) Any of several trees of dry parts of Australia, especially Acacia coriacea, Acacia sericophylla, and Allocasuarina decaisneana. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Acacias, Fagales order plants, Oaks
    Sense id: en-desert_oak-en-noun-HJj0GXXt Disambiguation of Acacias: 5 95 Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 10 90 Disambiguation of Oaks: 47 53 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 88

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