kermes oak

noun

An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

Meanings

nounkermes oak (plural kermes oaks)

plural kermes oaks

  1. An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

    Synonyms: prickly oak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὕσγη, ἀγριοβάλανος
  • ὕσγη (húsgē)oak
  • ἀγριοβάλανος (agriobálanos)oak
Basque abaritz
  • abaritzoak
Catalan garric, coscoll
  • garricoak
  • coscolloak
Czech dub kermesový
  • dub kermesovýoak
French chêne des garrigues
  • chêne des garriguesoak
German Kermes-Eiche
  • Kermes-Eicheoak
Greek πουρνάρι
  • πουρνάρι (pournári)oak
Irish dair cheirmise
  • dair cheirmiseoak
Italian quercia spinosa
  • quercia spinosaoak
Polish dąb kermesowy, dąb skalny
  • dąb kermesowyoak
  • dąb skalnyoak
Portuguese carrasco, pinheiro-carrasco
  • carrascooak
  • pinheiro-carrascooak
Spanish coscoja, chaparro
  • coscojaoak
  • chaparrooak
  • carrasquillaoak
  • carrasquizooak
Swedish kermesek
  • kermesekoak
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