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encina

encina noun: holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak.

Noun

encina (plural encinas)

  1. holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak
    • The form of this tree is much more beautiful than that of the encina, as it grows with more freedom, and, in the districts suited to it, attains a great height.1836, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register, page 366

Forms of encina

pluralencinas

Origin of encina

Borrowed from Spanish encina.

Questions about encina

What does encina mean?
Encina means holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak.
What part of speech is encina?
Encina is a noun.
What is the plural of encina?
The plural of encina is encinas.

Words near encina in the dictionary

  1. enciclopedia
  2. encierro
  3. encierros
  4. encik
  5. enciks
  6. encina
  7. encinal
  8. encinas
  9. encincture
  10. encinctured
  11. encincturement

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