Definitions of Turkey oak:

  • noun:   large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
  • noun:   small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
  • noun:   small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
  • noun:   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 southward