noun
- an Australian shrub or tree with cylindrical flower spikes and serrated leaves
Usage: botany
Examples
- The banksia’s distinctive cone-shaped flowers attract many native birds.
- We planted several banksia species in our Australian native garden.
- The banksia tree can survive in poor sandy soils.
- Honeyeaters feed on the nectar of banksia flowers.
- The old banksia had weathered bark and twisted branches.
- Banksia pods split open after bushfires to release their seeds.