silk oak

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of silk oak

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

In comparison, carbon-capture plantations are usually monocultures and are dominated globally by just five tree species -- teak, mahogany, cedar, silk oak, and black wattle -- that are grown for timber, pulp, or agroforestry.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

Grevillea robusta.—The silk oak tree of Australia; a tree that attains a large size, and is remarkable for the graceful beauty of its foliage.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William