turkey oak vs oak tree

turkey oak and oak tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turkey oak	Yes	No	No	No
oak tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, oak tree is a hypernym of turkey oak; that is, oak tree is a word with a broader meaning than turkey oak:

turkey oak: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
oak tree: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

Other hypernyms of turkey oak include oak.

As nouns, oak tree is a hypernym of turkey oak; that is, oak tree is a word with a broader meaning than turkey oak:

turkey oak: small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
oak tree: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

Other hypernyms of turkey oak include oak.

As nouns, oak tree is a hypernym of turkey oak; that is, oak tree is a word with a broader meaning than turkey oak:

turkey oak: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
oak tree: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

Other hypernyms of turkey oak include oak.

turkey oak (noun)	oak tree (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	a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes