oak

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English āc, from Germanic *aiks. Cognate with West Frisian iik or eek, Dutch eik, German Eiche, Danish eg, Swedish ek, Norwegian eik.

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Singular
oak

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural oaks

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.
  3. (colour) a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
    oak colour:    

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tree
wood
colour
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[edit] Adjective

oak (not comparable)

Positive
oak

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Made from the wood of the oak tree
  2. (colour) of a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.

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wood
colour

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terms derived from oak

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