| NOUN | plant | Grevillea robusta, silky oak | medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath |
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| Meaning | Medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia. | |
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| Synonym | silky oak | |
| Member of | genus Grevillea | large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers |
| Broader | silk oak | Any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering |
| Catalan | grevillea, Grevillea robusta | |
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