NOUN | plant | Quercus wislizenii, interior live oak, Quercus wizlizenii | a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast |
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Meaning | A small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral. | |
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Synonyms | interior live oak, Quercus wizlizenii | |
Broader | live oak | Any of several American evergreen oaks |
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