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laurel oak

noun

  1. an oak, Quercus laurifolia, of the southeastern U.S., found in moist areas and having shiny dark green leaves.


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Origin of laurel oak1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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This year’s ceremony will include the dedication of a laurel oak tree in the memory of Michael J. Costello, the Lake Windsor football captain, who was killed by lightning on September 5.

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The shingle or laurel oak may be met in any woodland from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, and south to Georgia and Arkansas.

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For Southern states one of the prettiest and best of shade trees is the laurel oak, and there will be thousands of them planted this spring.

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It wasn’t hauling a boat, though; it was hauling a tree—the laurel oak that would be planted in Mike Costello’s name.

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To their right, or my left, was the laurel oak tree.

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