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Meaning
Noun
●
In Browns, Colors & Woods:
A
deciduous
tree
with
distinctive
deeply
lobed
leaves
,
acorns
, and
notably
strong
wood
,
typically
of England and
northeastern
North America, included in
genus
Quercus.
●
The
wood
of the oak.
●
A
rich
brown
colour
,
like that
of
oak
wood.
●
Any
tree
of the
genus
Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
●
In Oaks:
Any
tree
of other
genera
and
species
of
trees
resembling
typical
oaks
of
genus
Quercus in some ways.
The
she-oaks
in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
Lagunaria,
white oak
, in family Malvaceae
Various
species
called
silky oak
, in family Proteaceae
Various
tanbark
oak
or
stone
oak
species
in family Fagaceae,
genera
Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
●
In Oaks & Woods:
Any
tree
of other
genera
and
species
of
trees
resembling
typical
oaks
of
genus
Quercus in some ways.
Toxicodendron,
poison oak
, in family Anacardiaceae
●
The
outer
(lockable)
door
of a set of
rooms
in a
college
or
similar
institution
. (Often in the
phrase
sport
one's
oak.)
●
In Wine:
The
flavor
of oak.
Adj
●
having a
rich
brown
colour
,
like that
of
oak
wood.
●
In Woods:
made of
oak
wood
or timber
Verb
●
In Wine:
To
expose
to
oak
in order for
the
oak
to
impart
its flavors.
Prep_phrase
●
Initialism of of a kind.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
oak
English
ook
Middle English (1100-1500)
ac
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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