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silk oak
silk oakn. Any of several trees of the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta of Australia, having showy clusters of orange flowers and wood used as timber and in cabinetmaking. Also called silky oak.silk′ oak`
n. an ornamental Australian tree, Grevillea robusta, of the protea family, with feathery leaves and orange or yellow flowers. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | silk oak - any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneeringgenus Grevillea - large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowersgrevillea - any shrub or tree of the genus GrevilleaGrevillea banksii, red-flowered silky oak - tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern AustraliaGrevillela parallela, silver oak - small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern AustraliaGrevillea robusta, silky oak - medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern AustraliaGrevillea striata, beefwood - tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood |
silk oak
Words related to silk oaknoun any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneeringRelated Words- genus Grevillea
- grevillea
- Grevillea banksii
- red-flowered silky oak
- Grevillela parallela
- silver oak
- Grevillea robusta
- silky oak
- Grevillea striata
- beefwood
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