English oak

English oak
noun
medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
Hypernyms: ↑white oak

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: Middle English english oke, from english (I) + oke, ook oak
1.
a. : a medium-sized to large tree (Quercus robur) having glabrous leaves with very short petioles and rounded lobes
b. : the strong durable hard straight-grained wood of this tree that is used in structural work and cabinetwork and tends to darken with prolonged exposure from pale yellowish brown almost to black
2. : a moderate brown that is paler and slightly yellower than bay, lighter than auburn, and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than chestnut brown

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