oak
IPA: ˈoʊk
noun
- (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
- (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
- A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
- Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
- 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
- Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
- Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
- The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
- (wine) The flavor of oak.
verb
- (wine, transitive) To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.
adjective
- having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
- made of oak wood or timber
Examples of "oak" in Sentences
- There are many oak trees in the park.
- The primate of plants was the oak tree.
- Also, Delany planted an oak sapling from Kildare.
- The chief tree of the northern forests is the oak.
- Do you know the parable of the oak tree and the reed
- An infestation of the larvae can defoliate an oak tree.
- It is for the wood nymph or dryad, who lived in oak trees.
- The oak is a tree of the thunder god in the Baltic mythology.
- The main species of tree are cluster pine, oaks and sandalwood.
- The colonists worshiped under oak trees at the center of the colony.