NOUN | plant | turkey oak, American turkey oak, Quercus laevis | small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes |
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plant | turkey oak, bluejack oak, Quercus incana | small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point | |
plant | turkey oak, southern red oak, swamp red 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 | |
plant | turkey oak, European turkey oak, Quercus cerris | large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes |
Meaning | small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes. | |
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Synonyms | American turkey oak, Quercus laevis | |
Broader | oak, oak tree | A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus |
Catalan | quercus laevis |
Meaning | small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point. | |
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Synonyms | bluejack oak, Quercus incana | |
Broader | oak, oak tree | A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus |
Catalan | quercus incana |
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, 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 |
Meaning | large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes. | |
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Synonyms | European turkey oak, Quercus cerris | |
Broader | oak, oak tree | A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus |
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