Latin origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “a kind of oak; strength; hardness”
From French Robur in Jules Verne's 1886 Robur-le-Conquérant, from Latin robur (“a kind of oak; strength; hardness”).
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- Wiktionary: RoburCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
