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The seeds of many trees, Banksia for instance, only germinate after a fire has opened their seedpods.

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A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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noun

A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

noun

A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for banksia.

noun

A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

noun

A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

Example sentences

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The seeds of many trees, Banksia for instance, only germinate after a fire has opened their seedpods.

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A good example is are the Banksia varieties that rely on a bushfire to germinate.

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Even though I don't suffer from trypophobia, I'm still finding the the Banksia Pod to be the stuff of nightmares.

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Other examples of Australian plants that are adapted to bushfires to the degree that they require them to propagate are found in the genus Banksia [2].

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A lot of native Australian flora requires fire conditions to germinate: the Banksia and Wattle for example which are often among the first plants to reappear after a bushfire.

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Banksia, Grevillea and Hakea are also very beautiful Australian native trees/shrubs imo, but they are a different group: Proteaceae.

Proper noun examples

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Banksia, Grevillea and Hakea are also very beautiful Australian native trees/shrubs imo, but they are a different group: Proteaceae.

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How do you use banksia in a sentence?

The seeds of many trees, Banksia for instance, only germinate after a fire has opened their seedpods.

What does banksia mean?

A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.

What part of speech is banksia?

banksia is commonly used as noun.