turkey oak

Noun (4)

1. small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toesSynonyms: American turkey oakQuercus laevisType of oak, oak tree
2. small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly pointSynonyms: bluejack oakQuercus incanaType of oak, oak tree
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 southwardSynonyms: southern red oakswamp red oakQuercus falcataType of red oak
4. large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobesSynonyms: European turkey oakQuercus cerrisType of oak, oak tree