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: any of several American evergreen oaks: such as
a
: a medium-sized oak (Quercus virginiana) of southeastern North America often cultivated as a shelter and shade tree and noted for its extremely hard tough durable wood
b
: any of several oaks of the western U.S. with evergreen foliage and hard durable wood
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The two Topanga natives pulled up to a grove with over a dozen Home Depot buckets of water, chicken wire, and a plastic bag of coast live oak seeds that had impatiently begun sprouting in their supervisor’s fridge.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Near Solvang, Nomada Hotel Group visionary founder Kimberly Walker nailed it again by transforming a forlorn 1950s property into the Hotel Ynez, where hammocks handwoven by artisans in Bolivia beckon beneath the mature live oak tree canopy.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024
The verdant expanse of the yard, with palm trees, octopus trees, live oaks, interrupted by the machinery of demolition.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Oak wilt spreading through root systems moves an average of 75 feet per year, primarily in live oaks.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Near Solvang, Nomada Hotel Group visionary founder Kimberly Walker nailed it again by transforming a forlorn 1950s property into the Hotel Ynez, where hammocks handwoven by artisans in Bolivia beckon beneath the mature live oak tree canopy.
—Jessica Ritz, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024
The verdant expanse of the yard, with palm trees, octopus trees, live oaks, interrupted by the machinery of demolition.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Oak wilt spreading through root systems moves an average of 75 feet per year, primarily in live oaks.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
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live oak
noun
: any of several American oaks with evergreen leaves and hard durable wood
especially
: one of the southeastern U.S. that is grown for its shelter and shade and formerly much used in building ships
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