native oak
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Alina Sadibekova, a junior at the magnet medical school, sat under native oak trees, breathing in the soil-rich air with a pen in hand.
From Los Angeles Times
Except for one more detail — they have to do all this building and earth moving without disturbing a sprawling grove of native oak trees growing around the site.
From Los Angeles Times
Ernest Hemingway remembered his native Oak Park, Ill., for “broad lawns and narrow minds.”
From Washington Post
It’s an open question as to how much of the native oak savanna could be reclaimed, she said, but efforts are underway to map a once-distinct ecosystem in the heart of America.
From Scientific American
These native oak trees, which can support hundreds of different species of insects, birds and fungi, will be needed in the race to reforest the UK.
From BBC
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