noun
- plural of banksia; Australian native shrubs or trees with distinctive cylindrical flower spikes
Usage: botany
Examples
- The garden featured several different species of banksias.
- Banksias are important food sources for native Australian birds.
- The coastal banksias bloomed with bright yellow flowers.
- Many banksias have adapted to survive bushfires.
- The botanist studied the seed pods of various banksias.
- Banksias attract honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds.