Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silky oak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
silky oak
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.

Countable

noun

The wood of these trees.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

silky oaks (plural)

Phrases

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Synonyms

grevillea robusta

Questions

What does silky oak mean?
Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.

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