Bluejack Oak (Noun)
Meaning
Small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The bluejack oak is a scrubby tree frequently encountered in dry sandy areas and coastal plain barrens of the southeastern United States.
- In its natural habitat, the bluejack oak often grows in association with other small trees like blackjack oak and sand post oak.
- The foliage of the bluejack oak, which is composed of narrow, bristly leaves, remains persistent but often turns a reddish-brown color during winter.
- Bluejack oak is a common component of the understory in pine flatwoods and sandhills of the southeastern coastal plain.
- The bluejack oak is a small, semi-evergreen tree that typically grows to be around 10 to 15 feet tall, with a broad, rounded crown.