holm oak vs oak

holm oak

noun
  • An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region. 

oak

noun
  • Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae. 

  • The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase "to sport one's oak"). 

  • A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. 

  • Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae 

  • The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae 

  • Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus. 

  • The flavor of oak. 

  • Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae 

  • The wood of the oak. 

  • A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. 

  • Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae 

adj
  • made of oak wood or timber 

  • having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. 

verb
  • To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors. 

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