Turk

n.
  1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
  3. A Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey.
  4. (Zoöl.) The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum.
    5. Turk's cap
    1. Turk's-cap lily. See under Lily.
    2. A tulip.
    3. A plant of the genus Melocactus; Turk's head. See Melon cactus, under Melon.
    Turk's head . (a) (Naut.)
    A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
    Turk's turban (Bot.),
    a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.