American turkey oak

/əˌmɛrəkən ˌtʌrki oʊk/
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Definitions of American turkey oak
  1. 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
    synonyms: Quercus laevis, turkey oak
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    type of:
    oak, oak tree
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
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