释义 |
turkey oak I. noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: turkey (II) : a brittle-branched oak (Quercus cerris) that is a native of the Balkans but widely planted — called also Adriatic oak, cerris II. noun Etymology: turkey (III) : any of several oaks of the southern U.S.: as a. : red oak 1b b. : an oak (Quercus laevis) of dry sandy barrens having shining leaves with bristle-tipped lobes suggesting a turkey's toes c. : an oak (Quercus incana) of the southeastern United States with heavily tomentose young branchlets |