| 释义 |
oak
\ˈōk\ noun
(plural oaks or oak)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English ook, ok, from Old English āc; akin to Old High German eih oak, Old Norse eik, Greek aigilōps havergrass, Turkey oak and perhaps to Latin aesculus, an oak
1.
a. : a tree or shrub of Quercus or the related genus Lithocarpus
b.
(1) : the tough hard durable wood of an oak tree; especially : such wood (as of the white oak, red oak, bur oak, cork oak, English oak) having a distinct pattern produced by prominent medullary rays
(2) : furniture made of this wood
< bought oak for the living room >
c. : the leaves of an oak used as a decoration
< a wreath of oak >
< hung with oak >
2.
a. : any of various plants resembling oaks (as in foliage) — usually used with a qualifying adjective or other attributive word; see poison oak, silk oak
b. Australia : casuarina 2
3. : a moderate to strong brown that is yellower and slightly darker than Vassar tan and yellower and slightly lighter than Arabian brown — called also briar |