English Explanatory Dictionary

Emory oak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Quercus emoryi, an oak common in Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas, typically growing in dry hills at moderate altitudes and retaining its leaves through the winter.

Word forms

Emory oak Emory oaks

Etymology

After a US army surveyor, Lieutenant William Hemsley Emory, who surveyed the area of west Texas where it was discovered in 1846.

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