an oak tree, Quercus cerris, of W and S Europe, with deeply lobed hairy leaves
Word origin
C18: so called because its acorns are often eaten by turkeys
turkey oak in American English
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
Word origin
[1700–10, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, emphatic, envelope, marquise, sliding scale