"live oak" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /laɪv oʊk/ [US] Forms: live oaks [plural]
Etymology: So called because such oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when others are dormant and leafless. Head templates: {{en-noun}} live oak (plural live oaks)
  1. An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, southern live oak (Quercus virginiana). Categories (lifeform): Oaks Synonyms: live-oak Related terms: Live Oak (english: places with this name), Live Oak County Translations (evergreen species of oak): fa·fa (Central Sierra Miwok), ainavihanta tammi (Finnish), tammi (Finnish), dair shíorghlas [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-live_oak-en-noun-y~YwgZTE Disambiguation of Oaks: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Sierra Miwok translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Sierra Miwok translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 86 14 Derived forms: canyon live oak (taxonomic: Quercus chrysolepis) [North-America, Southwestern], especially coastal ranges of California, coast live oak (taxonomic: Quercus agrifolia) [California, Mexico], dwarf live oak (taxonomic: Quercus minima) [North-America, Southeastern], interior live oak (taxonomic: Quercus wislizeni) [California, Mexico], live-oaker, sand live oak (taxonomic: Quercus geminata) [North-America, Southeastern], shrub live oak (taxonomic: Quercus turbinella) [North-America, Southwestern], Sierra live oak (taxonomic: Quercus wislizeni), southern live oak (taxonomic: Quercus virginiana) [North-America, Southeastern], Texas live oak (alt: syn. Quercus virginiana var. fusiformis) (taxonomic: Quercus fusiformis) (english: south central North America) Disambiguation of 'evergreen species of oak': 61 39
  2. Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.
    Sense id: en-live_oak-en-noun-eP9MVbWl

Inflected forms

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