turkey oak
noun
: a small oak (Quercus laevis) of the southeastern U.S.
also
: a Eurasian oak (Q. cerris)
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The plants best adapted to this kind of sunlight make their own shade, turning their leaves sideways (like the magical turkey oak of longleaf pine forests), or drooping (like the longleaf pine needles themselves), just to reduce the mid-day intensity.
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Bill Finch, al, 20 July 2023
The uplands environment was previously used for citrus groves and is now in the process of returning to a natural environment with sandhill, longleaf pine and turkey oak trees.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2021
Bill Finch, al, 20 July 2023
The uplands environment was previously used for citrus groves and is now in the process of returning to a natural environment with sandhill, longleaf pine and turkey oak trees.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2021
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“Turkey oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turkey%20oak. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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