African oak

noun

Any member of the species Oldfieldia africana of large trees of West Africa, of different order from that of oak, yielding timber marketed as oak-like.

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Meanings

nounAfrican oak (plural African oaks)

plural African oaks

  1. Any member of the species Oldfieldia africana of large trees of West Africa, of different order from that of oak, yielding timber marketed as oak-like.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
iroko
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APA

African oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20oak

MLA

“African oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20oak. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African oak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20oak.

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