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emory oak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
emory oak
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Emory oaks (plural)

Questions

What does emory oak mean?
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.
Where does emory oak come from?
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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