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 |