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cork oak vs oak

oak vs cork oak

cork oak and oak both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cork oak Yes No No No
oak Yes No No No
As nouns, oak is a hypernym of cork oak; that is, oak is a word with a broader meaning than cork oak:
  • cork oak: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
  • oak: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
Other hypernyms of cork oak include oak tree.
cork oak (noun) oak (noun)
medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Difference between cork oak and oak

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