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Definition of Banksias
1. banksia [n] - See also: banksia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Banksias
Literary usage of Banksias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1838)
"... japonicus,) Seedling Pinks, 268; Caterpillars destructive to the Isabella
Grape, Dr. Hiis.:ck'« collection of banksias, Use of Sea-weed for ..."
2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1856)
"Their foliage, though harsh and rigid, has something of the Tern character ; the
flowers of the banksias are arranged in bunches or tufts resembling a ..."
3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Honeysuckle, n. name given to the banksias (qv) ; also called Battle-brush (qv).
... Many of the banksias grow into stately trees." 1892. ..."
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