SOUTHERN LIVE OAK

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding

Synonyms:

Quercus virginiana; southern live oak

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("southern live oak" is a kind of...):

live oak (any of several American evergreen oaks)

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