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live oak definition

☆ live oak

  1. any of several American oaks; esp.,
    1. a wide-spreading, evergreen oak (Quercus virginiana) native to the SE U.S.
    2. a large evergreen oak (Quercus agrifolia) native to California
  2. the hard wood of these trees, used in shipbuilding and other construction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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