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BEAR OAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bear oak mean? 

BEAR OAK (noun)
  The noun BEAR OAK has 1 sense:

1. shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thicketsplay

  Familiarity information: BEAR OAK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEAR OAK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bear oak; Quercus ilicifolia

Hypernyms ("bear oak" is a kind of...):

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


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