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.

Origin of silk oak

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby silk oak

siliquose cataract, silk, silk cotton, silk gland, silk hat, silk oak, silk paper, silk tree, silk-cotton tree, silk-screen printing, silk-stocking