Noun: southern red 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
"The southern red oak provided a broad canopy of shade";
- swamp red oak, turkey oak, Quercus falcata
Derived forms: southern red oaks
Type of: red oak
Encyclopedia: Southern red oak