Synonyms of turkey oak

Noun


1. American turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus laevis, oak, oak tree

usage: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes

2. bluejack oak, turkey oak, Quercus incana, oak, oak tree

usage: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point

3. southern red oak, swamp red oak, turkey oak, Quercus falcata, red oak

usage: 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

4. European turkey oak, turkey oak, Quercus cerris, oak, oak tree

usage: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes

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