English Dictionary

desert oak

noun

Various oaks found in desert regions. / (Australia) Any of several trees of dry parts of Australia, especially Acacia coriacea, Acacia sericophylla, and Allocasuarina decaisneana.

The desert oak is a hardy tree that can withstand harsh desert conditions.

意味（1）

Various oaks found in desert regions.

Var. frutescens, Engelmann, is a shrub from three to ten feet high, known in the Sierra Nevadas as Desert Oak.

意味（2）

(Australia) Any of several trees of dry parts of Australia, especially Acacia coriacea, Acacia sericophylla, and Allocasuarina decaisneana.

We passed through a stand of desert oaks, which are a species of casuarina and look less like an oak than a cactus.