Mexican blue oak
noun
Definition of Mexican blue oak
: an evergreen oak (Quercus oblongifolia) of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico that grows chiefly in dry sunny regions, varies from a thicket-forming shrub to a tall tree, and produces an annual crop of edible acorns which are locally important as wildlife food
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