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scrub oak
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈskrʌb ˌəʊk/ us /ˈskrʌb ˌoʊk/
a kind of small oak tree that looks like a bush and grows in hard, dry soil, especially in the US:
The canyon is lined with cottonwoods, willows, scrub oak, shrubs, and wildflowers.
The rocky hillside is covered in juniper and dense scrub oak.
It was early spring, and the buds hadn't yet appeared on the scrub oaks and cottonwoods.
At the bottom of the plot, there's a flat area surrounded by scrub oak trees.
The dirt road sliced through a hillside of scrub oak and aspen trees.
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