silk oak

or silky oak


noun
  1. any of several Australian trees of the genus Grevillea, especially G. robusta, having feathery, fernlike leaves and showy orange or yellow flowers, grown as a street tree in Florida and California.

Origin of silk oak

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby silk oak

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How to use silk oak in a sentence

  • Coffee does best in shade such as is afforded by the silk oak (Grevillea robusta).

    All About Coffee | William H. Ukers