live oak

短语

[医]常绿橡树

发音

US /laɪv oʊk/

词形变化

live oaks 复数 live oaks

别名

live-oak

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, southern live oak (Quercus virginiana).

  2. 2.

    Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

oak oak tree

下位词 3

canyon oak coast live oak maul oak

词源

So called because such oaks remain green and "live" throughout winter, when others are dormant and leafless.

来源：wiktionary