coast live oak
- noun
- /koʊst laɪv oʊk/
- Specialized
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roble perenne de la costa
- In the nature reserve, hikers can admire the tall coast live oaks that offer shade along the trails.
Examples
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The simulated plant is modeled after seedlings of coast live oak in Southern California, where N deposition plays a significant ecological role (Allen et al. 1998).
Academic text (2006) -
The coast live oak thrives in the coastal regions of California, with its dark-green leaves providing year-round greenery.
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The coast live oak is known for its unique, spiny-toothed leaves and adaptability to various coastal environments.
Synonyms
An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California
An evergreen oak tree from the west coast of North America with small thick spiny dark green leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound names an oak tree found on the coast and described as a 'live' (i.e., living/evergreen) oak, so its meaning is directly built from 'coast' + 'live' + 'oak'. This follows ordinary English modifier-order and noun-compounding patterns and would be comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Coast live oak gets its name from a simple image: an oak that stays live because it 'keeps its leaves all year' and grows by the coast. So the name reminds you it is a living oak found near the sea.
