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turbinella oak

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

turbinella oak: a shrubby oak of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, Quercus turbinella, with...
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Noun

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.

Forms of turbinella oak

pluralturbinella oaks

Origin of turbinella oak

A calque of the taxonomic name

Questions about turbinella oak

What does turbinella oak mean?
Turbinella oak means a shrubby oak of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, Quercus turbinella, with prickly gray-green, evergreen leaves.
What part of speech is turbinella oak?
Turbinella oak is a noun.
What is the plural of turbinella oak?
The plural of turbinella oak is turbinella oaks.

Words near turbinella oak in the dictionary

  1. turbinectomies
  2. turbinectomy
  3. turbined
  4. turbinelike
  5. turbinella
  6. turbinella oak
  7. turbinella oaks
  8. turbinellas
  9. turbinellid
  10. turbinellids
  11. turbines

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