Meanings
turkey oak1
plural turkey oaks
- Any of several oaks that grow on dry, sandy barrens.
- Quercus laevis, of the southeastern U.S.
Synonyms: American turkey oak
- Quercus incana, of the southern U.S., from Texas through the Piedmont to Virginia
Synonyms: bluejack oak, upland willow oak, sandjack oak, cinnamon oak
Turkey oak2
plural Turkey oaks
- Quercus cerris, native to Asia Minor and southeastern Europe.
Synonyms: cerrial oak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounQuercus laevis, of the southeastern U.S.
nounQuercus incana, of the southern U.S., from Texas through the Piedmont to Virginia
nounQuercus cerris, native to Asia Minor and southeastern Europe.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
nounsmall semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
nounlarge 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
nounlarge deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
turkey oak · noun
From the resemblance of the leaves to the feet of the turkey.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄσπρις
- ἄσπρις (áspris)Quercus cerris
Arabic سنديان أشعر
- سنديان أشعرQuercus cerris
Basque turkiar haritz
- turkiar haritzQuercus cerris
Bulgarian цер
- цер (cer)Quercus cerris
Catalan roure cerris
- roure cerrisQuercus cerris
Chinese Mandarin 土耳其櫟 /土耳其栎
- 土耳其櫟 /土耳其栎 (tǔ'ěrqí lì)Quercus cerris
Czech dub cer
- dub cerQuercus cerris
Danish frynseeg
- frynseegQuercus cerris
Dutch moseik
- moseikQuercus cerris
Finnish turkintammi
- turkintammiQuercus cerris
German Zerreiche
- ZerreicheQuercus cerris
Hebrew אלון שסוע
- אלון שסועQuercus cerris
Hungarian csertölgy
- csertölgyQuercus cerris
Icelandic kögureik
- kögureikQuercus cerris
Latin cerrus
- cerrusQuercus cerris
Latvian austrijas ozols
- austrijas ozolsQuercus cerris
Norwegian frynseeik
- frynseeikQuercus cerris
Persian بلوط ترک
- بلوط ترکQuercus cerris
Polish dąb burgundzki
- dąb burgundzkiQuercus cerris
Romanian cer
- cerQuercus cerris
Russian дуб австрийский
- дуб австрийский (dub avstrijskij)Quercus cerris
Slovak cer
- cerQuercus cerris
Swedish turkisk ek
- turkisk ekQuercus cerris
Turkish saçlı meşe
- saçlı meşeQuercus cerris
Cite this entry
turkey oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20oak
“turkey oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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