silky oak
silky oak · silky oaks
Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea…Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.
(uncountable)The wood of these trees.
More definitions
- medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia
Forms
plural: silky oaks| Singular | silky oak |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia:Grevillea robusta
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable