red-flowered silky oak

Definitions of red-flowered silky oak
  1. noun
    tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia
    synonyms: Grevillea banksii
    see moresee less
    type of:
    silk oak
    any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘red-flowered silky oak'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family