live oak

[ lahyv ]

/ laɪv /

noun

an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.

any of various related trees.

the hard, durable wood of any of these trees.

Origin of live oak

An Americanism dating back to 1600–10

Words nearby live oak

live load, livelong, lively, liven, Livenza, live oak, live on, live on borrowed time, live on the edge, live-out, liver

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Example sentences from the Web for live oak

A sudden turn of the trail revealed a squatter's hut built of rough lumber, and standing beneath a live-oak.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
The favorite haunts of this lily are high and inaccessible ridges, among the chaparral, or under the live-oak or redwood.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Yonder, west of the main boat channels that make toward the railways far inland, lie the salt reefs and the live-oak islands.
The Lady and the Pirate|Emerson Hough
They have on the carpet a contract for live-oak from the southern States.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

He now remembers the other man found along with Darke under the live-oak.
The Death Shot|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for live oak

live oak

/ (laɪv) /

noun

a hard-wooded evergreen oak, Quercus virginianus, of S North America: used for shipbuilding

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	live oak
释义	live oak [ lahyv ] / laɪv / noun an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia. any of various related trees. the hard, durable wood of any of these trees. Origin of live oak An Americanism dating back to 1600–10 Words nearby live oak live load, livelong, lively, liven, Livenza, live oak, live on, live on borrowed time, live on the edge, live-out, liver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for live oak A sudden turn of the trail revealed a squatter's hut built of rough lumber, and standing beneath a live-oak. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell The favorite haunts of this lily are high and inaccessible ridges, among the chaparral, or under the live-oak or redwood. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons Yonder, west of the main boat channels that make toward the railways far inland, lie the salt reefs and the live-oak islands. The Lady and the Pirate\|Emerson Hough They have on the carpet a contract for live-oak from the southern States. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson He now remembers the other man found along with Darke under the live-oak. The Death Shot\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for live oak live oak / (laɪv) / noun a hard-wooded evergreen oak, Quercus virginianus, of S North America: used for shipbuilding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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