请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 turkey oak
释义

turkey oak


noun

any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.

Origin of turkey oak

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby turkey oak

turkey brown, turkey buzzard, Turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, Turki
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for turkey oak

  • Turkey-Oak is so call'd from a small Acorn it bears, which the wild Turkeys feed on.

    A New Voyage to Carolina|John Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for turkey oak

Turkey oak

noun

an oak tree, Quercus cerris, of W and S Europe, with deeply lobed hairy leaves

Word Origin for Turkey oak

C18: so called because its acorns are often eaten by turkeys
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 4:30:23