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TURKEY OAK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
Synonyms:
European turkey oak; Quercus cerris; turkey oak
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("turkey oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
Sense 2
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:
Quercus falcata; southern red oak; swamp red oak; turkey oak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("turkey oak" is a kind of...):
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
Synonyms:
bluejack oak; Quercus incana; turkey oak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("turkey oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
Sense 4
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
Synonyms:
American turkey oak; Quercus laevis; turkey oak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("turkey oak" is a kind of...):
oak; oak tree (a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves)
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