scrub oak

noun

: any of various chiefly American oaks (such as Quercus ilicifolia of the northeastern U.S.) of small size and usually shrubby habit

Examples of scrub oak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the Sedona project, Cleland’s team kept as many of the existing shrubs and trees as possible: beautiful Arizona cypresses, manzanita, scrub oak, and piñon pines. —

Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024 Deer have browsed seedlings of manzanita and island scrub oak — a Channel Islands endemic — into oblivion in some places, according to conservancy scientists. —

Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 The fish would be smoked over scrub oak, plentiful in Olive’s own yard. —

Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2023 If space is limited, try small-scale oaks such as scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia) and Nuttal’s scrub oak (Quercus dumosa). —

Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for scrub oak

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