durmast oak
durmast oak · durmast oaks
A tree, Quercus petraea, the sessile oakA tree, Quercus petraea, the sessile oak.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A tree, Quercus petraea, the sessile oak.
(countable, uncountable)Wood of the tree.
Origin
Superficially a compound of durmast + oak, but the origin of durmast is unclear and possibSuperficially a compound of durmast + oak, but the origin of durmast is unclear and possibly a result of scribal error. The first edition Oxford English Dictionary suggests that Thomas Martyn's dictionary for gardeners and botanists (1798) originated the word through misreading dun mast ("light-brown acorn"), an interpretation also suggested by some earlier works going back to at least 1836, although a connection to Welsh derw (“oaks”) has also been suggested.
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Forms
plural: durmast oaks| Singular | durmast oak |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable