Synonyms for
oak
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
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All Definitions for Oak

Below are all the dictionary definitions of oak:

1A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
2The wood of the oak.
3Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
4A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
5Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
6Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
7Made of oak wood or timber.
8The flavor of oak.
9The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
10The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
11Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae
12Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae
13Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
14Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
15To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

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