silky oak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(countable) Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.
If you drive north from Sydney to Brisbane you come to a natural border, some way south of the political one, where the first bunyas and hoop-pines and silky oaks begin to appear.
1998, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage, published 2015, page 164:
- (uncountable) The wood of these trees.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| silky oaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
briar silky oak · cream silky oak · northern silky oak · Australian silky oak · white silky oak · creek silky oak · southern silky oak · brown silky oak · Hill's silky oak · rose silky oak · blush silky oak · Darwin silky oak · mountain silky oak · Muellers silky oak · ferny-leaved silky oak · wingleaf silky oak · red silky oak · ivory silky oak Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia · dwarf silky oak
Translations (2)
ki mũbariti (Grevillea robusta) · ja 羽衣の木 (Grevillea robusta)