BLUEJACK


Meaning of BLUEJACK in English

/blooh"jak'/ , n.

a small oak, Quercus incana, of the southern U.S., having crooked branches and blue-green leaves. Also called bluejack oak .

[ 1855-60, Amer.; BLUE + JACK 1 , modeled after BLACKJACK; so called from the bluish look of the leaves ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .