HyperDic: turkey_oak

English > 4 senses of the expression turkey oak:
NOUNplantturkey oak, American turkey oak, Quercus laevissmall slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
plantturkey oak, bluejack oak, Quercus incanasmall semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
plantturkey oak, southern red oak, swamp red oak, Quercus falcatalarge round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks
plantturkey oak, European turkey oak, Quercus cerrislarge deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
English > turkey oak: 4 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes.
SynonymsAmerican turkey oak, Quercus laevis
Broaderoak, oak treeA deciduous tree of the genus Quercus
Catalanquercus laevis
English > turkey oak: 4 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point.
Synonymsbluejack oak, Quercus incana
Broaderoak, oak treeA deciduous tree of the genus Quercus
Catalanquercus incana
English > turkey oak: 4 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaninglarge 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.
Synonymssouthern red oak, swamp red oak, Quercus falcata
Broaderred oakAny 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
English > turkey oak: 4 senses > noun 4, plant
Meaninglarge deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes.
SynonymsEuropean turkey oak, Quercus cerris
Broaderoak, oak treeA deciduous tree of the genus Quercus

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