turbinella oak

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English

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a turbinella oak

Etymology

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A calque of the taxonomic name

Noun

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turbinella oak (plural turbinella oaks)

  1. A shrubby oak of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, Quercus turbinella, with prickly gray-green, evergreen leaves.