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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First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby silk oak
silken, silk gland, silk hat, silkie, Silko, silk oak, silk paper, silkscreen, silk-screen printing, silk-stocking, silk-tassel
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