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banksia definition

bank·sia (baŋk′sē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Banksia) of Australian evergreen shrubs of the protea family, with showy, dense clusters of small flowers and spiny leaves

Etymology: ModL, after Sir Joseph Banks: see Banks Island

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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