[ '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).
[ '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).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004