Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An evergreen tree (Lithocarpus densiflorus) native to California and Oregon, having leathery leaves, seeds that are similar to acorns, and tannin-yielding bark.
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- noun Notholithocarpus densiflorus, an
evergreen tree of thebeech family, native to the westernUnited States , whoseseeds resemble theacorns of anoak .
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Examples
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Broadleaf evergreens, such as tanoak and madrone, quickly colonize disturbed areas, making it difficult to regenerate conifer forest growth.
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The vision included consuming by-products of the Redwood forest, such as tanoak trees, which are a valueless, disease-stricken hardwood tree species that at present is an extreme fire hazard to the Redwood region.
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Forests and woodlands: California bay series, Coast live oak series, Douglas-fir - tanoak series, Douglas-fir series, Knobcone pine series, Ponderosa pine series, Redwood series, Santa Cruz cypress stands.
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Forests and woodlands: Bishop pine series, Douglas-fir - tanoak series.
Point Reyes 2009
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The predominant natural plant communities are Redwood series and Douglas-fir - tanoak series.
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Predominant potential natural communities include the Blue oak series, Purple needlegrass series, Coast live oak series, Chamise series, Valley oak series, Redwood series, Douglas-fir - tanoak series and California sagebrush series.
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The predominant natural plant communities of granitic terrain are mainly Douglas-fir - tanoak series, Bishop pine series, and Coast live oak series.
Point Reyes 2009
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The predominant natural plant communities are Douglas-fir - tanoak series, with some Redwood series in canyons on the southwest side of the subsection; Coast live oak series on north-facing and California sagebrush - black sage series on south-facing slopes near the northwest end of the Santa Lucia Range and inland; Canyon live oak series on steep canyon sideslopes; and Chamise series and Live oak shrublands on shallow soils inland and at higher elevations.
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Inland, the southfacing mountain slopes are covered by mixed forest, including tanoak, coast live oak, madrone, and Douglas-fir.
California Coastal Steppe, Mixed Forest, and Redwood Forest Province (Bailey) 2009
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Productive forests composed of tanoak, Douglas-fir, and some Port Orford cedar cover its mountainous landscape; tanoak is more common than elsewhere in Oregon.
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