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canyon live oak

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Definition of canyon live oak

: a California evergreen oak (Quercus chrysolepis) with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves covered on the under side with a yellow tomentum

— called also iron oak, maul oak

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“Canyon live oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon%20live%20oak. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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