English > oak: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves. |
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| Example | "great oaks grow from little acorns" |
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| Synonym | oak tree |
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| Member of | Quercus, genus Quercus | Oaks |
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| Parts | acorn | fruit of the oak tree |
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| Narrower | American turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus laevis | small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes |
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| California black oak, Quercus kelloggii | large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves |
| Chinese cork oak, Quercus variabilis | Medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark |
| European turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus cerris | large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes |
| Japanese oak, Quercus mongolica, Quercus grosseserrata | Oak with moderately light fine-grained wood |
| Nuttall oak, Nuttall's oak, Quercus nuttalli | Similar to the pin oak |
| Spanish oak, Quercus texana | small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches |
| black oak, yellow oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina | Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning |
| bluejack oak, turkey oak, Quercus incana | small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point |
| chestnut oak | An oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees |
| cork oak, Quercus suber | medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork |
| holm oak, holm tree, holly-leaved oak, evergreen oak, Quercus ilex | evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly |
| jack oak, northern pin oak, Quercus ellipsoidalis | small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America |
| laurel oak, pin oak, Quercus laurifolia | large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States |
| live oak | Any of several American evergreen oaks |
| overcup oak, Quercus lyrata | medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States |
| pin oak, swamp oak, Quercus palustris | fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn |
| post oak, box white oak, brash oak, iron oak, Quercus stellata | small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough / tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts |
| red oak | Any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles |
| scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea | medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn |
| scrub oak | Any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets |
| shingle oak, laurel oak, Quercus imbricaria | small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel |
| water oak, possum oak, Quercus nigra | relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree |
| white oak | Any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never / never extend beyond the margin of the leaf |
| willow oak, Quercus phellos | Medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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| Substances | oak | The hard durable wood of any oak |
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| Spanish | roble |
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| Catalan | roure |
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