banksia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

Borrowed from translingual Banksia.

That was her window, that upper casement with the little Banksia rose twining round it. — Robert Elsmere, Humphry, Mrs. Ward
The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuarinas, banksias, and gigantic gum-trees. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne
And then, while these were clearing themselves away, the double banksia roses came out, and the big summer roses suddenly flaunted gorgeously on the walls and trellises. — The Enchanted April, Elizabeth Von Arnim

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