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Oak

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English

Pronunciation

  • ōk, /əʊk/, /@Uk/

Noun

oak (countable and uncountable; plural: oaks )

  1. (countable) A tree of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns and having lobed leaves.
  2. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.

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Translations

  • Basque: haritz (1), harizki (2) (haritz, harizki)
  • Catalan: roure m (ca)
  • Czech: dub m
  • Dutch: eik m
  • Esperanto: kverko
  • Estonian: tamm
  • Finnish: tammi
  • French: chêne m
  • Galician: carballo m
  • German: Eiche f (de)
  • Italian: quercia f
  • Latin: quercus
  • Portuguese: carvalho m
  • Romanica: querco
  • Slovak: dub m
  • Slovene: hrast m
  • Spanish: roble m
  • Swedish: ek

Adjective

oak (not comparable)

  1. Made from the wood of the oak tree

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See also

  • Wikipedia article on the oak



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