live oak

noun

\ ˈlīv-

Definition of live oak

: 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

Examples of live oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The tiny cottages — painted colorful hues and surrounded by lush palmettos, banana plants, hibiscus and sprawling live oak trees — are largely clustered in the blocks west of the boardwalk and main downtown area. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 The Southern live oak at compact Big Tree Park, 930 N. Thornton Ave. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 11 July 2021 At 7-foot-4, with a reach as wide as a Texas live oak and hands like baseball mitts, Dallas’ center owns much of the airspace near the rim. — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021 This big old live oak in our backyard seems to be thinning. — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020 During the show’s run, Murrow will also plant a live oak tree in the middle of the gallery and a few others around the museum property. — BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021 Control live oak suckers that emerge from the base of the tree by mowing or pruning them. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2021 Following the right-of-way of the old CSX Railroad, the route is peppered with colorful art installations as well as live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss. — Jeanine Barone, WSJ, 10 June 2021 Ocean Course finally had a hardy live oak once again. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 May 2021

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