turkey oak


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Turkey oak

n
(Plants) an oak tree, Quercus cerris, of W and S Europe, with deeply lobed hairy leaves
[C18: so called because its acorns are often eaten by turkeys]
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Noun1.Turkey oak - small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toesturkey oak - small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
American turkey oak, Quercus laevis
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
2.Turkey oak - small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly pointturkey oak - small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
bluejack oak, Quercus incana
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
3.Turkey oak - large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaksturkey oak - large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward
Quercus falcata, southern red oak, swamp red oak
red oak - any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles
4.Turkey oak - large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobesturkey oak - large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
European turkey oak, Quercus cerris
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
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