Quercus marilandica
- noun
- Specialized
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- The Quercus marilandica is often found in dry, sandy soils of the southeastern United States.
Examples
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Many wildlife species rely on the acorns produced by the Quercus marilandica for food.
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Botanists conducted a survey of Quercus marilandica populations across Texas and Oklahoma.
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The Quercus marilandica is often found in sandy soils.
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Many Quercus marilandicas thrive in dry conditions.
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Botanists conducted a survey of Quercus marilandica populations across Texas and Oklahoma.
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Many wildlife species rely on the acorns produced by the Quercus marilandica for food.
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The Quercus marilandica is often found in dry, sandy soils of the southeastern United States.
Synonyms
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8.7
A small tree with dark bark and club-shaped three-lobed leaves that form dense thickets
A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups
Surface Forms
Morphology
Quercus + marilandica
This is a Linnaean binomial: the genus 'Quercus' clearly signals an oak, so a learner who knows that constituent can infer it denotes a type of oak. However, 'marilandica' is a Latin species epithet (not found in a learner dictionary) and does not convey an obvious meaning to a B1 learner, so the specific sense remains opaque. Because part of the compound (the genus) is transparent but the specific epithet is not, the overall expression is best classed as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Quercus marilandica comes from Latin: Quercus means 'oak' and marilandica means 'from Maryland'. So the name tells you this is a kind of oak and explains why it is used for this small, scrubby oak tree found in parts of the United States.