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Oak
/əʊk/
Today’s word is River.
What it means
- noun
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
- noun
The wood of the oak.
- noun
A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
Where it comes from
Oak is Old English ac, a word shared with German Eiche and Dutch eik. It has named the tree for as long as English has. The timber, the leaf, and the acorn took their fame from it. The word itself is simply the old name of the tree.
In a sentence
- It's an oak tree.by mailohilohi, Tatoeba
- The table is made from oak.by sundown, Tatoeba
- This oak tree is very old.by Hybrid, Tatoeba
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