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turkey oak

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noun

any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.

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Nearby words

turkey brown, turkey buzzard, turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, turkey-trot

Origin of turkey oak

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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Examples from the Web for turkey oak

  • Turkey-Oak is so call'd from a small Acorn it bears, which the wild Turkeys feed on.

    A New Voyage to Carolina|John Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for turkey oak

Turkey oak

noun

an oak tree, Quercus cerris, of W and S Europe, with deeply lobed hairy leaves

Word Origin for Turkey oak

C18: so called because its acorns are often eaten by turkeys
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