live oak

Meaning

1. An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, southern live oak (Quercus virginiana).
2. Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.

Synonyms

acorns

small

evergreen oak

Quercus virginiana

Translations

سنديان فيرجيني

Steineiche

Quercus Virginiana

δέντρο quercus virginiana

yeuse

Quercus virginiana

chêne lourd d’amérique

Quercus virginiana

quercia della virginia

Quercus virginiana

Quercus virginiana

Quercus virginiana

roble duro americano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪv oʊk/

Etymology

So called because such oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when others are dormant and leafless.