Definition of Quercus laurifolia

1. Noun. Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil.

Exact synonyms: Laurel Oak, Pin Oak
Generic synonyms: Oak, Oak Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quercus Laurifolia

Quercus bicolor
Quercus borealis
Quercus cerris
Quercus chrysolepis
Quercus coccinea
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus falcata
Quercus garryana
Quercus grosseserrata
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilicifolia
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus incana
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus laevis
Quercus laurifolia (current term)
Quercus lobata
Quercus lyrata
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii
Quercus mongolica
Quercus montana
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus myrtifolia
Quercus nigra
Quercus nuttalli
Quercus palustris
Quercus petraea
Quercus phellos

Literary usage of Quercus laurifolia

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Q. Phellos hybridizes also with Q. ilicifolia. 14. Quercus laurifolia Michx. Laurel or Swamp Oak. Fig. 1527. Quercus laurifolia Michx. Hist. Chen. Am. no. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1907)
"other by Dr. Chapman), their principal difference being that Quercus laurifolia is evergreen and Q. Phellos deciduous. (This fact, by the way, ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1907)
"From the standpoint of succession of vegetation the two species are far apart, Quercus laurifolia, being a sort of pioneer tree, almost confined to the ..."

4. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"Quercus laurifolia Michx.—This is one of the least variable of the southern oaks. The branchlets are always glabrous, and the leaves, which are thicker than ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1912)
"Associated at both places with Pinus glabra and Quercus laurifolia, as is very often the case. Sarracenia flava L. This species, which is very rare in the ..."

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