BANKSIA


Meaning of BANKSIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbaŋ(k)-sē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Sir Joseph Banks

Date: 1788

: any of a genus ( Banksia ) of Australian evergreen trees or shrubs of the protea family with alternate leathery leaves and flowers in dense cylindrical heads

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