Robur
Robur is Latin for "strength", and, by derivation, "hard timber" or "oak". 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
- Robur (truck), an East German truck brand
- Robur Group, an Italian heating and cooling manufacturer
- Robur Carolinum (Latin for Charles' oak), a constellation named by the English astronomer Sir Edmond Halley in 1679
See also
- Robor, the Gaulish god
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