| NOUN | plant | Grevillea banksii, red-flowered silky oak | tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath |
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| Meaning | tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia. | |
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| Synonym | red-flowered silky oak | |
| Broader | silk oak | Any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering |
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