Oak vs. Oaken — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Oak and Oaken
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Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks.
Oaken
Oaken is a small village in Staffordshire, England. The first mention of the Oaken place-name was in 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday book as Ache.
Oak
Any of numerous deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns as fruit.
Oaken
Any of numerous deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns as fruit.
Oak
The hard durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs.
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Oaken
The hard durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs.
Oak
Something made of this wood.
Oaken
Something made of this wood.
Oak
Any of various trees or shrubs having wood or a leaf shape similar to that of certain oaks.
Oaken
Any of various trees or shrubs having wood or a leaf shape similar to that of certain oaks.
Oak
Any of various brown shades resembling the wood of an oak in color.
Oaken
Any of various brown shades resembling the wood of an oak in color.
Oak
(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.
Oaken
Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
Oak
(uncountable) The wood of the oak.
Oaken
Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.
Oaken timber, wherewith to build ships.
Oak
A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
Oaken
Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree;
A solid oak table
The old oaken bucket
Oak
Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
Oak
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
Oak
The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
Oak
Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae
Oak
Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae
Oak
Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
Oak
Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
Oak
The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase "to sport one's oak").
Oak
(wine) The flavor of oak.
Oak
Having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
Oak
Made of oak wood or timber
An oak table, oak beam, etc
Oak
To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.
Oak
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain.
Oak
The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Oak
The hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Oak
A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves;
Great oaks grow from little acorns
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