alzina
/əlˈzi.nə/
CA
Catalan name for the holm oak, an evergreen oak tree native to the Mediterranean region
L'alzina és un arbre molt comú a Catalunya.
The holm oak is a very common tree in Catalonia.
Etymology
Derives from Latin "alcinus", meaning "of the oak tree", from Latin "ilex" which referred to a type of oak.
Memory Aid
Remember that alzina ends with -ina, a common suffix for tree names in Catalan, and refers to a Mediterranean oak.
Collocations
alzina mediterràniafulles d'alzinafusta d'alzina
Synonyms
roure de fulla perennequeixigue