banksian.

Brit.

/ˈbaŋksɪə/, U.S.

/ˈbæŋksiə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Banksia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Banksia, genus name ( C. Linnaeus filius Supplementum Plantarum (1782) 15) < the name of Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), English naturalist who collected the first specimens of the plant + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹.

Any of the shrubs and trees constituting the genus Banksia (family Proteaceae), the members of which are native to Australia and have evergreen foliage with numerous small nectar-rich flowers typically borne on cylindrical spikes (often likened to bottlebrushes). Also (in form Banksia): the genus itself.

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banksia1787

waratah1793

honeysuckle1803

pinkwood1824

honeysuckle tree1825

rose1825

blue bush1828

dogwood1828

parrotbill1829

tulip-tree1830

whitebeard1832

swamp-oak1833

bauera1835

mungitec1837

bottlebrush1839

clianthus1841

glory-pea1848

boronia1852

koromiko1855

pituri1861

Sturt's pea1865

scrub vine1866

pea-bush1867

cotton-bush1876

Australian honeysuckle1881

peach myrtle1882

saloop bush1884

naupaka1888

dog rose1896

native tulip1898

snow bush1909

wedding-bush1923

Hebe1961

mountain pepper1965

1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 79 Banksia. S[upplementum].

1790 Nat. Hist. in J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales App. 222 Dr. Gaertner..has figured the fruit of several Banksias, some of them described by Linnæus.

1849 J. S. Roe Rep. Exped. South-eastward Perth 44 We felt another stage had been accomplished in our journey by the appearance of the ‘Mūngart’, or honey-bearing Banksia, so prized by natives during its flowering season.

1873 J. W. Dawson Story Earth & Man viii. 200 Trees now confined to Australia..as the banksias.

1916 E. Grew & M. S. Grew Rambles in Austral. 17 The banksia..looked as if a fir-cone had suddenly burst into bristling pink flowers.

1931 M. M. Banks Memories Pioneer Days Queensland 77 The honeysuckle tree, a native Banksia, has dense, cylindrical, honey-coloured spikes amongst its silver-lined foliage.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees viii. 160 Many Proteaceae are beautiful, like the bottlebrush trees of Australia that drip with nectar: Banksia, and the pincushion-flowered Hakea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	banksia
释义	banksian. Brit. /ˈbaŋksɪə/, U.S. /ˈbæŋksiə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Banksia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Banksia, genus name ( C. Linnaeus filius Supplementum Plantarum (1782) 15) < the name of Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), English naturalist who collected the first specimens of the plant + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹. Any of the shrubs and trees constituting the genus Banksia (family Proteaceae), the members of which are native to Australia and have evergreen foliage with numerous small nectar-rich flowers typically borne on cylindrical spikes (often likened to bottlebrushes). Also (in form Banksia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > Australasian banksia1787 waratah1793 honeysuckle1803 pinkwood1824 honeysuckle tree1825 rose1825 blue bush1828 dogwood1828 parrotbill1829 tulip-tree1830 whitebeard1832 swamp-oak1833 bauera1835 mungitec1837 bottlebrush1839 clianthus1841 glory-pea1848 boronia1852 koromiko1855 pituri1861 Sturt's pea1865 scrub vine1866 pea-bush1867 cotton-bush1876 Australian honeysuckle1881 peach myrtle1882 saloop bush1884 naupaka1888 dog rose1896 native tulip1898 snow bush1909 wedding-bush1923 Hebe1961 mountain pepper1965 1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 79 Banksia. S[upplementum]. 1790 Nat. Hist. in J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales App. 222 Dr. Gaertner..has figured the fruit of several Banksias, some of them described by Linnæus. 1849 J. S. Roe Rep. Exped. South-eastward Perth 44 We felt another stage had been accomplished in our journey by the appearance of the ‘Mūngart’, or honey-bearing Banksia, so prized by natives during its flowering season. 1873 J. W. Dawson Story Earth & Man viii. 200 Trees now confined to Australia..as the banksias. 1916 E. Grew & M. S. Grew Rambles in Austral. 17 The banksia..looked as if a fir-cone had suddenly burst into bristling pink flowers. 1931 M. M. Banks Memories Pioneer Days Queensland 77 The honeysuckle tree, a native Banksia, has dense, cylindrical, honey-coloured spikes amongst its silver-lined foliage. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees viii. 160 Many Proteaceae are beautiful, like the bottlebrush trees of Australia that drip with nectar: Banksia, and the pincushion-flowered Hakea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1787
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