HyperDic: myrtle_oak

English > 1 sense of the expression *myrtle oak*:
NOUN	plant	myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia	small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States

English > *myrtle oak*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable / impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas.
Synonyms	seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia
Broader	scrub oak	Any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets