emory-oak
Emory oak
noun
a shrubby oak, Quercus emoryi, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a hard, heavy wood.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; named after W.H. Emory (died 1887), American engineer
1880–85, Americanism; named after W.H. Emory (died 1887), American engineer
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