オーク — meaning in English

English meaning

• oak noun A large deciduous tree with lobed leaves and acorns, valued for its strong wood.
• orc noun A mythical monstrous, humanoid creature — usually depicted as brutish, aggressive, and green-skinned — common in fantasy fiction.

Senses

オーク is used for these senses in English:

• oak (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
• oak Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
• orc (fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]

oak — full definition

1. noun A large deciduous tree with lobed leaves and acorns, valued for its strong wood.
2. noun The hard, durable wood of this tree.

orc — full definition

1. noun A mythical monstrous, humanoid creature — usually depicted as brutish, aggressive, and green-skinned — common in fantasy fiction.
2. noun A large, fierce sea creature, especially the killer whale.

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