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silk oak
or silky oak
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silk oak1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Coffee does best in shade such as is afforded by the silk oak (Grevillea robusta).
From Project Gutenberg
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