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iron oak vs oak

oak vs iron oak

iron oak and oak both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iron oak Yes No No No
oak Yes No No No
As nouns, oak is a hypernym of iron oak; that is, oak is a word with a broader meaning than iron oak:
  • iron oak: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
  • oak: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
Other hypernyms of iron oak include oak tree.
iron oak (noun) oak (noun)
small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Difference between iron oak and oak

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