Huckleberry Oak (Noun)
Meaning
A low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The huckleberry oak, also known as Quercus vacciniifolia, is found in dry mountainous regions of the southwestern United States.
- In the drier parts of the southwestern mountains, scrub oaks such as the huckleberry oak thrive in the rugged terrain.
- This particular type of oak, often referred to as the huckleberry oak, had become somewhat of a legendary landmark in the area.
- A cluster of low-growing huckleberry oaks covered in a patchwork of brown and green leaves dotted the shaded slope.
- While backpacking through the high desert, Sarah stumbled upon a stand of short huckleberry oaks near a babbling brook.