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Definition oak

Etymology

From Middle English ook, oke, aik, ake, from Old English ?c (also as Old English ??), from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ey?- (“oak”).

Noun

oak (countable and uncountable, plural oaks)

1. (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.
2. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
3. A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
4. Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
5. Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
   1. The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
   2. Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae
   3. Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae
   4. Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
   5. Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
6. The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase "to sport one's oak").
7. (wine) The flavor of oak.

Adjective

oak (not comparable)

1. having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
2. made of oak wood or timber

Verb

oak (third-person singular simple present oaks, present participle oaking, simple past and past participle oaked)

1. (wine, transitive) To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

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