Robur
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Robur is Latin for "hard timber" or "oak", and, by metaphorical extension, "strength". It can refer to:
- Robur the Conqueror, an 1886 novel by Jules Verne, also known as The Clipper of the Clouds
- Master of the World (novel), Verne's sequel novel, starring the same character
- Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak tree, a plant species[1]
- Robur (truck), an East German truck brand
- Robur Carolinum (Latin for Charles' oak), a constellation named by the English astronomer Sir Edmond Halley in 1679
- Robur (company), a wholesale coal merchant
See also
- Robor, the Gaulish god
- ^ "robur". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/9367625719. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)