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turkey oak vs red oak

red oak vs turkey oak

turkey oak and red oak both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turkey oak Yes No No No
red oak Yes No No No
As nouns, red oak is a hypernym of turkey oak; that is, red oak is a word with a broader meaning than turkey oak:
  • turkey oak: 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
  • red oak: any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles
turkey oak (noun) red oak (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 any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles
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
Difference between turkey oak and red oak

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