evergreen oak
- noun
- /ˈɛvərˌɡriːn oʊk/
:
roble perenne
- Many evergreen oaks grow in the Mediterranean region.
Examples
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Many Mediterranean forests are dominated by the evergreen oak due to its resilience to drought.
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Carpenters often prize the wood of the evergreen oak for its strength and durability.
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The evergreen oak provides shelter and food for a variety of wildlife throughout the year.
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The evergreen oak provides shade in the summer.
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The garden was beautifully shaded by the large evergreen oak that stood in the center.
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We often sit under the evergreen oak in the summer, enjoying its cool shade.
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The evergreen oak in my backyard keeps its leaves all year round and provides shelter for birds.
Synonyms
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A large tree with green leaves all year that grows in the southern United States
An evergreen tree with leaves like holly that grows in Mediterranean regions
An evergreen oak tree from southern Europe with leaves like holly
A large evergreen oak tree with dark sharp leaves and very hard wood
A tree that keeps leaves all year and has hard wood and spiny dark green leaves like holly
An evergreen oak tree with shiny leaves
An evergreen oak tree from the west coast of North America with small thick spiny dark green leaves
A small evergreen tree or shrub that grows in dense sandy coastal thickets
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'evergreen' (retaining foliage year-round) modifying 'oak' (a type of tree), so a learner who knows both words will understand it as an oak that stays green through the seasons. This adjectival-noun compound is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern and therefore predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Evergreen oak is named for a simple image: evergreen means 'keeps its leaves' all year and oak is the strong tree type. One common kind in southern Europe has hard wood and leaves like holly, so it stays green year-round and gives shelter and strong wood.