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oak

N ไม้โอ๊ก mai-aok

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OAK

n.[It is probably that the first syllable, oak, was originally an adjective expressing some quality, as hard or strong, and by the disuse of tree, oak became the name of the tree. ] A tree of the genus Quercus, or rather the popular name of the genus itself, of which there are several species. The white oak grows to a great size, and furnishes a most valuable timber; but the live oak of the United States is the most durable timber for ships. In Hartford still stands the venerable oak, in the hollow stem of which was concealed and preserved the colonial charter of Connecticut, when Sir E. Andros, by authority of a writ of quo warranto from the British crown, attempted to obtain possession of it, in 1687. As it was then a large tree, it must now be nearly three hundred years old.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OAK

Oak, n. Etym: [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. ac; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg. ]

1. (Bot. )

Defn: 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.

2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.

Note: Among the true oaks in America are: Barren oak, or Black-jack, Q. nigra. -- Basket oak, Q. Michauxii. -- Black oak, Q. tinctoria: -- called also yellow or quercitron oak. -- Bur oak (see under Bur. ), Q. macrocarpa; -- called also over-cup or mossy-cup oak. -- Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus and Q. densiflora. -- Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin ), Q. prinoides. -- Coast live oak, Q. agrifolia, of California; -- also called enceno. -- Live oak (see under Live ), Q. virens, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, Q. Chrysolepis, of California. -- Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak. -- Post oak, Q. obtusifolia. -- Red oak, Q. rubra. -- Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea. -- Scrub oak, Q. ilicifolia, Q. undulata, etc. -- Shingle oak, Q. imbricaria. -- Spanish oak, Q. falcata. -- Swamp Spanish oak, or Pin oak, Q. palustris. -- Swamp white oak, Q. bicolor. -- Water oak, Q. aguatica. -- Water white oak, Q. lyrata. -- Willow oak, Q. Phellos. Among the true oaks in Europe are: Bitter oak, or Turkey oak, Q. Cerris (see Cerris ). -- Cork oak, Q. Suber. -- English white oak, Q. Robur. -- Evergreen oak, Holly oak, or Holm oak, Q. Ilex. -- Kermes oak, Q. coccifera. -- Nutgall oak, Q. infectoria.

Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus Quercus, are: African oak, a valuable timber tree (Oldfieldia Africana ). -- Australian, or She, oak, any tree of the genus Casuarina (see Casuarina ). -- Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak ). -- Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem. -- New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree (Alectryon excelsum ). -- Poison oak, the poison ivy. See under Poison. -- Silky, or Silk-bark, oak, an Australian tree (Grevillea robusta ). Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi. -- Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly (Cynips confluens ). It is green and pulpy when young. -- Oak beauty (Zoöl.), a British geometrid moth (Biston prodromaria ) whose larva feeds on the oak. -- Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall. -- Oak leather (Bot. ), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood. -- Oak pruner. (Zoöl.) See Pruner, the insect. -- Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect Diplolepis lenticularis. -- Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak. -- The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others ). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate. -- To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors," signified by closing the outer (oaken ) door of one's rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

oak

oak |ōk oʊk | ▶noun (also oak tree ) a tree that bears acorns as fruit, and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. Oaks are common in many north temperate forests and are an important source of hard and durable wood used chiefly in construction, furniture, and (formerly ) shipbuilding. [Genus Quercus, family Fagaceae: many species, including the deciduous Eastern white oak (Q. alba ) and Eastern black oak (Q. velutina ) and the evergreen live oak (Q. virginiana ).] • a smoky flavor or aroma characteristic of wine aged in barrels made from this wood. PHRASES mighty (or great ) oaks from little acorns grow proverb something of small or modest dimensions may grow into something very large or impressive. DERIVATIVES oak en |ˈōkən |adjective, oak y adjective ORIGIN Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche .

Oxford Dictionary

oak

oak |əʊk | ▶noun 1 (also oak tree ) a large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. Oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of durable timber used in building, furniture, and (formerly ) ships. ●Genus Quercus, family Fagaceae: many species, including the deciduous common (or English ) oak (Q. robur ), and the evergreen holm oak. • [ mass noun ] a smoky flavour or nose characteristic of wine aged in barrels made from oak wood. • chiefly Austral. used in names of other trees or plants that resemble the oaks in some way, e.g. she-oak, silky oak. 2 ( the Oaks ) an annual flat horse race for three-year-old fillies run on Epsom Downs, over the same course as the Derby. It was first run in 1779. [named after a nearby estate. ] • [ usu. with modifier ] a flat horse race similar to the Oaks but run on another course: the Irish Oaks. PHRASES great oaks from little acorns grow proverb something of small or modest proportions may grow into something very large or impressive. sport the (or one's ) oak Brit. (in certain universities ) shut the outer door of one's room as a sign that one does not wish to be disturbed. [such outer doors were formerly of oak. ]DERIVATIVES oaken adjective, oaky adjective ( oakier, oakiest ) ORIGIN Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

oak

oak /oʊk /名詞複～s /-s /1 C 〘植〙オークの木 (oak tree ) 〘ブナ科コナラ属の高木の総称; 材質はかたくて重い; 実はacorn 〙; オークの葉 (の冠 )▸ Great [Tall ] oaks from little acorns grow .｟ことわざ｠オークの大樹も小さなどんぐりから育つ ; 始めは小さくても時がたてば大きなものになり得る .2 U オーク材 ; オーク製の家具 .3 〖形容詞的に〗オークの ; オーク製の ▸ an oak table オーク製のテーブル .～́ à pple [g à ll ]オーク没食子（もっしよくし）〘葉にフシバチなどの幼虫が作るこぶ〙.