English oak

Acorn-bearing British tree

English oak is a large deciduous tree native to Britain and western Europe, valued for its strong, durable timber.

It has been central to British shipbuilding, architecture, and furniture-making for centuries.

The tree produces acorns and develops a broad, spreading crown with distinctive lobed leaves.

The pub's beams were hewn from English oak.

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alder · ancient woodlands · horse chestnut · national symbol · village green · pub sign · beer garden · white poplar · hardwood timber · medieval architecture · sustainable forestry · Sherwood Forest · Robin Hood · woodland floor · stag beetle · spreading branches · biodiversity · folklore

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Opposites
botanical classification

English oakconifer

Cone-bearing tree

pine · spruce · fir · Norway spruce · Douglas fir

plant life form

English oakgrass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

moss · lichen · fern · seedling · sapling

symbolic/cultural meaning

English oakcherry blossom

Ornamental Prunus flower

Japanese cherry · weeping willow · bamboo · lotus · cedar of Lebanon

Family

English, oak, Englishman, Englishwoman, oaken, oaks

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Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G