oak

noun

1. the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

   Less specific

   • wood

   More specific

   • fumed oak, holm oak

   Made from

   • oak, oak tree

2. a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; “great oaks grow from little acorns”

   Synonyms

   • oak tree

   Less specific

   • tree

   More specific

   • live oak, white oak, European turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus cerris, scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea, jack oak, northern pin oak, Quercus ellipsoidalis, red oak, holm oak, holm tree, holly-leaved oak, evergreen oak (more) , Quercus ilex, shingle oak, laurel oak, Quercus imbricaria, bluejack oak, turkey oak, Quercus incana, California black oak, Quercus kelloggii, American turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus laevis, laurel oak, pin oak, Quercus laurifolia, overcup oak, Quercus lyrata, scrub oak, Japanese oak, Quercus mongolica, Quercus grosseserrata, chestnut oak, water oak, possum oak, Quercus nigra, Nuttall oak, Nuttall's oak, Quercus nuttalli, pin oak, swamp oak, Quercus palustris, willow oak, Quercus phellos, post oak, box white oak, brash oak, iron oak, Quercus stellata, cork oak, Quercus suber, Spanish oak, Quercus texana, Chinese cork oak, Quercus variabilis, black oak, yellow oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina

   Parts

   • acorn

   Made of

   • oak

   Member of

   • Quercus, genus Quercus