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slovo definícia turkey (mass) Turkey - Turecko turkey (encz) turkey,kachna (novinářská) n: Rostislav Svoboda turkey (encz) turkey,krocan n: Zdeněk Brož turkey (encz) turkey,krůta turkey (encz) turkey,nešika n: [slang.] Jiří Dadák turkey (encz) turkey,trojnásobný strike n: [sport.] v bowlingu, tři po sobě jdoucí strajky Jiří Dadák turkey (encz) Turkey,Turecko [zem.] n: Turkey (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] turkey (wn) turkey n 1: large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food [syn: turkey, {Meleagris gallopavo}] 2: a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 [syn: Turkey, Republic of Turkey] 3: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: joker, turkey] 4: flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted 5: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb, dud] turkey (devil) TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.

podobné slovo definícia cold turkey (encz) cold turkey,bez mezikroků Zdeněk Brožcold turkey,náhle Zdeněk Brož ocellated turkey (encz) ocellated turkey, n: plain turkey (encz) plain turkey, n: talk turkey (encz) talk turkey, tom turkey (encz) tom turkey, n: turkey buzzard (encz) turkey buzzard,kondor n: Zdeněk Brož turkey cock (encz) turkey cock, n: turkey drumstick (encz) turkey drumstick, n: turkey leg (encz) turkey leg, n: turkey oak (encz) turkey oak, n: turkey red (encz) Turkey red, turkey stew (encz) turkey stew, n: turkey stuffing (encz) turkey stuffing, n: turkey trot (encz) turkey trot, n: turkey vulture (encz) turkey vulture, turkey wing (encz) turkey wing, n: turkeys (encz) turkeys,krocani Zdeněk Brožturkeys,krůty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož water turkey (encz) water turkey, n: brush turkey (gcide) Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound builder}, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa. [1913 Webster]moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.) Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also mound builder, mound maker, megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl. Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey. [WordNet 1.5]Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.) A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla Lathami}) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. [1913 Webster] Note: The brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock. [1913 Webster] Brush turkey (gcide) Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound builder}, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa. [1913 Webster]moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.) Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs. Called also mound builder, mound maker, megapode, brush turkey, and scrub fowl. Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey. [WordNet 1.5]Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.) A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla Lathami}) of the family Megapodid[ae]. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea. [1913 Webster] Note: The brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel) deposited in it by the females of the flock. [1913 Webster] Native turkey (gcide) Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital [1913 Webster +PJC] Courage is native to you. --Jowett (Thucyd.). [1913 Webster] 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.] [1913 Webster] the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. [1913 Webster] Native American party. See under American, a. Native bear (Zool.), the koala. Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. Native devil. (Zool.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under Devil. Native hen (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx Mortierii}). Native pheasant. (Zool.) See Leipoa. Native rabbit (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form. Native sloth (Zool.), the koala. Native thrush (Zool.), an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead. Native turkey (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also bebilya. [1913 Webster] Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital. Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial. [1913 Webster] Ocellated turkey (gcide) Ocellated \O*cel"la*ted\, a. [L. ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little eye, dim. of oculus an eye.] 1. Resembling an eye. [1913 Webster] 2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny. [1913 Webster] Ocellated turkey (Zool.), the wild turkey of Central America (Meleagris ocellata). [1913 Webster] Turkey (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster]Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey berry (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey bird (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey buzzard (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey cock (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey hen (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey oak (gcide) Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The strong wood or timber of the oak. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the true oaks in America are: Barren oak, or Black-jack, Quercus nigra. Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii. Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak or quercitron oak. Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called also over-cup or mossy-cup oak. Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora. Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus prinoides}. Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also called enceno. Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of California. Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak. Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia. Red oak, Quercus rubra. Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea. Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc. Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria. Spanish oak, Quercus falcata. Swamp Spanish oak, or Pin oak, Quercus palustris. Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor. Water oak, Quercus aquatica. Water white oak, Quercus lyrata. Willow oak, Quercus Phellos. [1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are: Bitter oak, or Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris). Cork oak, Quercus Suber. English white oak, Quercus Robur. Evergreen oak, Holly oak, or Holm oak, Quercus Ilex. Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera. Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria. [1913 Webster] Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus Quercus, are: African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}). Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus Casuarina (see Casuarina). Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak). Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem. New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon excelsum}). Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy, but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus diversiloba}. Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree (Grevillea robusta). [1913 Webster] Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi. Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young. Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak. Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall. Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood. Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect. Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect Diplolepis lenticularis. Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak. The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate. To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors," signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.] [1913 Webster]Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster]Cerris \Cer"ris\, n. [L. cerrus.] (Bot.) A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called also bitter oak and {Turkey oak}. [1913 Webster] Turkey oilstone (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey pout (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey red (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey rhubarb (gcide) Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. Barbarous, Rhaponticine.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus Rheum and order Polygonaceae. [1913 Webster] 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of Rheum Rhaponticum and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also pieplant. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) The root of several species of Rheum, used much as a cathartic medicine. [1913 Webster] Monk's rhubarb. (Bot.) See under Monk. Turkey rhubarb (Med.), the roots of Rheum Emodi. [1913 Webster] Turkey sponge (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey stone (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster] Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster] Turkey vulture (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] turkey vulture (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster] Turkey wheat (gcide) Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See White.] (Bot.) A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the grain most largely used by the human race. [1913 Webster] Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat, white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat, summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses. [1913 Webster] Buck wheat. (Bot.) See Buckwheat. German wheat. (Bot.) See 2d Spelt. Guinea wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn. Indian wheat, or Tartary wheat (Bot.), a grain (Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only half as large. Turkey wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn. Wheat aphid, or Wheat aphis (Zool.), any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat. Wheat beetle. (Zool.) (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus Surinamensis}) whose larvae feed upon wheat, rice, and other grains. (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium paniceum}) whose larvae eat the interior of grains of wheat. Wheat duck (Zool.), the American widgeon. [Western U. S.] Wheat fly. (Zool.) Same as Wheat midge, below. Wheat grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Agropyrum caninum) somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts of Europe and America. Wheat jointworm. (Zool.) See Jointworm. Wheat louse (Zool.), any wheat aphid. Wheat maggot (Zool.), the larva of a wheat midge. Wheat midge. (Zool.) (a) A small two-winged fly (Diplosis tritici) which is very destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America. The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the larvae suck the juice of the young kernels and when full grown change to pupae in the earth. (b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian. Wheat moth (Zool.), any moth whose larvae devour the grains of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth. See Angoumois Moth, also Grain moth, under Grain. Wheat thief (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a troublesome weed in wheat fields. See Gromwell. Wheat thrips (Zool.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of growing wheat. Wheat weevil. (Zool.) (a) The grain weevil. (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat. [1913 Webster] Turkeys (gcide) Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. Turkeys. [So called because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See Turk.] (Zool.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. [1913 Webster] Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American, or ocellated, turkey (Meleagris ocellata) is more elegantly colored than the common species. See under Ocellated. The Australian, or native, turkey is a bustard (Choriotis australis). See under Native. [1913 Webster] Turkey beard (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial liliaceous herbs of the genus Xerophyllum. They have a dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called turkey's beard. Turkey berry (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of certain kinds of nightshade (Solanum mammosum, and Solanum torvum). Turkey bird (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when disturbed. [Prov. Eng.] Turkey buzzard (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard (Cathartes aura), abundant in the Southern United States. It is so called because its naked and warty head and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its high and graceful flight. Called also turkey vulture. Turkey cock (Zool.), a male turkey. Turkey hen (Zool.), a female turkey. Turkey pout (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.] Turkey vulture (Zool.), the turkey buzzard. [1913 Webster]Turkeys \Tur"keys\, a. Turkish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]