A shrubby deciduous oak, Quercus gambellii, of southwestern United States and Mexico, typically forming dense thickets on the lower slopes of mountains.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist.
Definition of Gambel's Oak in US English:
Gambel's Oak
(also Gambel oak)
noun
A shrubby deciduous oak, Quercus gambellii, of southwestern United States and Mexico, typically forming dense thickets on the lower slopes of mountains.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist.