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banksia Definition


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banksia
noun
    banksias
    1. An Australian shrub or small tree with small sharply-toothed leathery leaves and cream, orange, red or purplish flowers on spectacular spherical or cylindrical flower-heads.
Etymology: 19c: named after the British botanist Sir Joseph Banks (1744‐1820).



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