HyperDic: swamp_red_oak

English > 1 sense of the expression *swamp red oak*:
NOUN	plant	swamp red oak, southern red oak, turkey oak, Quercus falcata	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

English > *swamp red oak*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
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.
Synonyms	southern red oak, turkey oak, Quercus falcata
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