banksia

B3A1N1K5S1I1A1
/ˈbæŋksɪə/

noun

A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

banksia1

nounbanksia (plural banksias)

plural banksias

  1. A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

Banksia2

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. translingualBanksia
  2. translingualBanksia
  3. Englishbanksia

Borrowed from Translingual Banksia.

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Translations

Arabic بَنْكِسِيَّة, بَنْقِسْيَة
  • بَنْكِسِيَّة (bankisiyya)Translations
  • بَنْقِسْيَة (banqisya)Translations
  • بَنْقُوسِياTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 佛塔樹 /佛塔树, 班克木
  • 佛塔樹 /佛塔树 (fótǎshù)Translations
  • 班克木 (Bānkè mù)Translations
  • 貝克斯 /贝克斯 (bèikèsī)Translations
  • 棒柯 (bàngkē)Translations
Finnish banksia
  • banksiaTranslations
French banksia
  • banksiaTranslations
German Banksie
  • BanksieTranslations
Italian banksia
  • banksiaTranslations
Japanese バンクシア
  • バンクシア (bankushia)Translations
Korean 뱅크시아
  • 뱅크시아 (baengkeusia)Translations
Polish banksja
  • banksjaTranslations
Russian ба́нксия
  • ба́нксия (bánksija)Translations
Spanish banksia
  • banksiaTranslations
Ukrainian ба́нксія
  • ба́нксія (bánksija)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

banksia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banksia

MLA

“banksia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banksia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banksia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banksia.

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