turkey oak

1. 1.

   small 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 oakQuercus laevis

   Broaderoak
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsbluejack oakQuercus incana

   Broaderoak
3. 3.

   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

   Synonymssouthern red oakswamp red oakQuercus falcata

   Broaderred oak
4. 4.

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

   SynonymsEuropean turkey oakQuercus cerris

   Broaderoak

Questions about turkey oak

What does turkey oak mean?

turkey oak means "small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for turkey oak?

Close synonyms include American turkey oak, Quercus laevis, bluejack oak, Quercus incana, southern red oak. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turkey oak a common word?

turkey oak is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.