evergreen oak

noun

1. any of several oaks, as the holm oak, having evergreen foliage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of evergreen oak¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

In the dusty vineyards, stout evergreen oaks stand forlornly, offering a moment of shade to sweating vineyard workers.

From New York Times

California rivers were once flanked by giant forests of hardy, flood-resistant, evergreen oaks.

From The Guardian

There are evergreen oaks, spiky Italian cypress and plenty of chartreuse euphorbia.

From Seattle Times

We now had great trees of ivy, we had the evergreen oak, and occasionally gigantic tulip-trees.

From Project Gutenberg

On the opposite side of the valley is a forest of evergreen oak trees, but as I was unable to cross the river I could not say to what species they belonged.

From Project Gutenberg