BANKSIA


Meaning of BANKSIA in English

[ 'baŋksɪə ]

■ noun an evergreen Australian shrub with flowers resembling bottlebrushes. [Genus Banksia .]

Origin

mod. L., named after the English botanist Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820).

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