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Oak vs. Oaken — What's the Difference?

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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