Definition of Garry oak

1. Noun. Small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark.

Exact synonyms: Oregon Oak, Oregon White Oak, Quercus Garryana
Generic synonyms: White Oak

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garry Oak

Garland's triangle
Garnett
Garnier
Garonne
Garonne River
Garratt
Garratts
Garre's disease
Garre's osteomyelitis
Garrett
Garrick
Garrisonian
Garrulinae
Garrulus
Garry
Garry oak (current term)
Garside
Garth
Gartner
Gartner's bacillus
Gartner's method
Gartner's tonometer
Gartner's vein phenomenon
Garuda
Garullus garullus
Garveyan

Literary usage of Garry oak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth (1908)
"Next to valley oak, Garry oak, known most commonly as " white oak,'' is the largest oak in the ... Garry oak is the only ..."

2. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"A near relative of this first mentioned white oak is known as the Oregon oak or Garry oak, which chooses the mountainous coast region. ..."

3. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"Garry oak. North Pacific States, extending southward in California along the Coast Ranges; abundant as far as Trinity County; occasional to the Santa Cruz ..."

4. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"Garry oak and arbutus trees occur northward along eastern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Island, giving the coastline of this area a Mediterranean appearance ..."

5. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth (1908)
"Next to valley oak, Garry oak, known most commonly as " white oak,'' is the largest oak in the ... Garry oak is the only ..."

6. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"A near relative of this first mentioned white oak is known as the Oregon oak or Garry oak, which chooses the mountainous coast region. ..."

7. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"Garry oak. North Pacific States, extending southward in California along the Coast Ranges; abundant as far as Trinity County; occasional to the Santa Cruz ..."

8. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"Garry oak and arbutus trees occur northward along eastern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Island, giving the coastline of this area a Mediterranean appearance ..."

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