English → Latin
“oak” in Latin
quercusan oak, oak-tree, especially an Italian oak (Quercus frainetto); something made from oak wood (e.g., an oaken ship, an ocerrusTurkey oak (tree, Quercus cerris)īlexholm oak (Quercus ilex)GallusGaul (native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France) (usually male);
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oak
quercus (the common or forest oak): cerrus (the Turkey or Burgundy oak): ilex (the holm-oak): quercus esculus (or simply esculus; the mast-tree): oak-timber, lignum quernum; ligna roborea, materies roborea (of the holly): oak-apple, galla (Plin., not used in the plur.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oak?
- The usual Latin words for “oak” are quercus, cerrus, īlex; also Gallus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.