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scrub oak

noun · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia)

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Meaning 2

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

coastal scrub oak (Quercus dumosa), variously circumscribed.

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Meaning 3

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

leather oak (Quercus durata)

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Meaning 4

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

Tucker oak (Quercus john-tuckeri)

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Meaning 5

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

island scrub oak (Quercus pacifica)

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Meaning 6

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In California:

Santa Cruz Island oak (Quercus parvula)

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Meaning 7

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southwestern United States:

Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii)

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Meaning 8

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southwestern United States:

Emory oak (Quercus emoryi)

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Meaning 9

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southwestern United States:

Sonoran scrub oak (Quercus turbinella)

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Meaning 10

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southwestern United States:

Quercus × pauciloba (=Quercus undulata)

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Meaning 11

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In the northeastern United States

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Meaning 12

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In the northeastern United States:

bear oak (Quercus ilicifolia)

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Meaning 13

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southeastern United States

Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii)

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Meaning 14

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southeastern United States

myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia)

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Meaning 15

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southeastern United States

Sandhill oak (Quercus inopina)

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Meaning 16

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southeastern United States

sand live oak (Quercus geminata)

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Meaning 17

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

in the southeastern United States

turkey oak (Quercus laevis)

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Meaning 18

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In Europe

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Meaning 19

Any of numerous dwarfish species of oak (genus Quercus, principally in the United States.

In Europe

kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)

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Meaning 20

any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets

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Broader terms: oak, oak tree

Narrower terms: bear oak, Quercus ilicifolia, blackjack oak, blackjack, jack oak, Quercus marilandica, myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia

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