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| oak [ ōk ] |
noun (plural oaks) |
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1. hard wood of oak tree: a hard rich-colored wood. Use: furniture-making, flooring.
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2. tree: a deciduous or evergreen tree with acorns as fruit and leaves with several rounded or pointed lobes, grown for its shade and wood. Native to: northern hemisphere. Genus Quercus.
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3. bush: a bush with lobed leaves like those of an oak tree, e.g. a Jerusalem oak or poison oak
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4. oak wreath or garland: a decoration made from the leaves of an oak tree, especially a wreath or garland
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adjective |
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of rich brown color: of a rich brown color, similar to the color of oak wood
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| [ Old English āc< Germanic] |
