Scrub Oak

Scrub Oak

Scrub Oak is a general name for several species of small, shrubby oaks, including the following species:

  • California Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia)
  • Leather Oak (Quercus durata)
  • Coastal Scrub Oak (Quercus dumosa)
  • Tucker Oak (Quercus john-tuckeri)
  • Island Scrub Oak (Quercus pacifica)
  • Santa Cruz Island Oak (Quercus parvula)
  • Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii)
  • Bear Oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
  • Sonoran Scrub Oak (Quercus turbinella)

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  • Scrub oak — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrub oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrub oak — noun any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree • Hyponyms: ↑bear oak, ↑Quercus ilicifolia, ↑blackjack oak, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil. [1760 70, Amer.] * * * ▪ tree group       any of several small, shrubby trees of the genus Quercus, in the …   Universalium

  • scrub oak — noun N. Amer. a shrubby dwarf oak which forms thickets. [Quercus ilicifolia and related species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • scrub oak — noun Date: 1766 any of various chiefly American oaks (as Quercus ilicifolia of the northeastern United States) of small size and usually shrubby habit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seaside scrub oak — noun small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas • Syn: ↑myrtle oak, ↑Quercus myrtifolia • Hypernyms: ↑scrub oak …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scrub — (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. Something… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrub bird — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrub brush — Scrub Scrub (skr[u^]b), n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. A sorry scrub. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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