| NOUN | plant | Quercus falcata, southern red oak, swamp red oak, 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 oaks |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | southern red oak, swamp red oak, turkey oak | |
| Broader | 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 |
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