Emory oak

noun

Quercus emoryi, an oak common in Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas, typically growing in dry hills at moderate altitudes and retaining its leaves through the winter.

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Meanings

nounEmory oak (plural Emory oaks)

plural Emory oaks

  1. Quercus emoryi, an oak common in Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas, typically growing in dry hills at moderate altitudes and retaining its leaves through the winter.

Origin

After a US army surveyor, Lieutenant William Hemsley Emory, who surveyed the area of west Texas where it was discovered in 1846.

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APA

Emory oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emory%20oak

MLA

“Emory oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emory%20oak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emory oak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emory%20oak.

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