| 释义 |
banksia|ˈbæŋksɪə|
[Named after Sir Joseph Banks.]
1. A genus of Australian shrubs, with umbellate flowers, cultivated as ornamental shrubs in Europe.
1803Malthus Popul. i. iii. (1806) I. 34 The flowers of the different banksias. 1873Dawson Earth & Man viii. 200 Trees now confined to Australia..as the banksias. 1881Blackmore Christowell v, Bars of sunshine chequered by some Banksian sprays.
2. Banksia rose: the Banksian rose (see next).
1890[see time n. 15 b]. 1905‘Q’ Shining Ferry i. 2 A climbing Banksia rose overgrew the sill and ran up the mullions. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 21 Feb. 21/3 A Banksia-rose bush planted as a cutting 50 years ago last August. |