bluejack

[ bloo-jak ]
/ ˈbluˌdʒæk /

noun

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

Origin of bluejack

1855–60, Americanism; blue + jack1, modeled after blackjack; so called from the bluish look of the leaves

Words nearby bluejack

bluegrass region, bluegrass state, bluehead, blueing, blueish, bluejack, bluejacket, bluejacking, blueline, blueness, bluenose