Definition of live oak
: any of several American evergreen oaks: such asa : 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 woodb : any of several oaks of the western U.S. with evergreen foliage and hard durable wood
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: a large type of oak tree that grows in the southern U.S.
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: any of several American oaks that have evergreen leaves
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