banksia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *banksia*:
NOUN	plant	banksia	any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

English > *banksia*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds.
Member of	genus Banksia	Important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers
Narrower	honeysuckle, Australian honeysuckle, coast banksia, Banksia integrifolia	shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	banksia
Catalan	banksia

HyperDic: banksia