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Definition of Spanish oak
1. Noun. Small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Oak
Literary usage of Spanish oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"Spanish oak, lapping slightly with No. i in s. 111. and Ind. pg. 153. 84. i.
Pin Oak, pg. 148. 2. Planer Tree, pg. 165, lapping with No. i in s. ..."
2. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Theodore Mohr (1901)
"The Spanish oak (Quert-w* digitata (Q. falcata Michx.)) is at its best where the
terraces merge into the lowland. Its sturdy trunk averages from 2 to 3 feet ..."
3. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Spanish oak (La.). Locality. New Jersey and Florida, westward intermittently to
Illinois and Texas. Features of Tree. Thirty to seventy feet in height, ..."
4. The Olden Time: A Monthly Publication Devoted to the Preservation of by Neville B. Craig (1876)
"The Spanish oak, the place of beginning stood near the South bank of the ...
The Hickory Corner, South from the Spanish oak, stood not far from the Buck ..."
5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The leaves are thick and stiff; those of Spanish oak are thin and flexible. ...
The range of the Spanish oak is from New Jersey to Florida and west to ..."
6. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The leaves are thick and stiff; those of Spanish oak are thin and flexible. ...
The range of the Spanish oak is from New Jersey to Florida and west to ..."
7. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"and Spanish oak are to be favored at the expense of the other less valuable kinds
of trees, which if left alone are apt to take their place. ..."
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