oaks

Noun

oak (countable and uncountable, plural oaks)

1. (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
   • It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   oak tree

   1. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
   2. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
   3. The flavor of oak.
2. Any member of species of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
3. she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae

See all 14 meanings of oak