noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: Middle English english oke, from english (I) + oke, ook oak
1.
a. : a medium-sized to large tree ( Quercus robur ) having glabrous leaves with very short petioles and rounded lobes
b. : the strong durable hard straight-grained wood of this tree that is used in structural work and cabinetwork and tends to darken with prolonged exposure from pale yellowish brown almost to black
2. : a moderate brown that is paler and slightly yellower than bay, lighter than auburn, and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than chestnut brown