oak leaves

Lobed tree foliage

Oak leaves are the foliage of oak trees, characterized by their distinctive lobed or serrated shapes depending on species.

In military contexts, oak leaf clusters are bronze or silver devices added to medals to indicate subsequent awards: He received a Silver Star with oak leaves.

Oak leaves also appear as decorative motifs in architecture and heraldry.

Related

woodland · wreath · chaplet · green · gall · Quercus · shade tree · deciduous tree · laurel wreath · acorns · tannin · coat of arms · lobed · Iron Cross · military decoration · brown · Celtic symbolism · canopy

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leaf type/morphology

oak leavespine needles

Thin evergreen leaves

needles

botanical classification

oak leavespine boughs

Limbs from cone-bearing trees

evergreen foliage · holly leaves · magnolia leaves

Family

leaf, oak, leaves, oaks, oaken, oaky, oakleaf, oakwoods

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G