1. small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas; [syn: myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
seaside scrub oak
n 1: small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United
States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy
coastal areas [syn: myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak,
Quercus myrtifolia]