OAK


Meaning of OAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈōk ]

noun

( plural oaks or oak )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English ook, from Old English āc; akin to Old High German eih oak and perhaps to Greek aigilōps, a kind of oak

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : any of a genus ( Quercus ) of trees or shrubs of the beech family that produce acorns ; also : any of various plants related to or resembling the oaks

b. : the tough hard durable wood of an oak tree

2. : the leaves of an oak used as decoration

• oak·en ˈō-kən adjective

[

oak 1a: 1 acorn, 2 leaf

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.