Grevillea banksii
- noun
- Specialized
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Grevillea banksii
- The stunning red flowers of Grevillea banksii attract many native birds to Australian gardens.
Examples
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Many gardeners choose Grevillea banksii for its hardiness and beautiful foliage.
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The Grevillea banksii blooms beautifully in spring.
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Grevillea banksii thrives in well-drained soil and a sunny location.
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Have you seen a Grevillea banksii before?
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The stunning red flowers of Grevillea banksii attract many native birds to Australian gardens.
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Grevillea banksii thrives in well-drained soil and a sunny location.
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Many gardeners choose Grevillea banksii for its hardiness and beautiful foliage.
Synonyms
A tall bush from eastern Australia with clusters of red flowers and soft grey leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
grevillea + banksii
This is a binomial scientific name combining the genus 'Grevillea' (a known group of flowering plants) with the Latinized species epithet 'banksii', which has no independent lexical meaning. A B1 learner who knows 'Grevillea' can reasonably infer this refers to a particular kind of Grevillea (i.e., a plant), but cannot derive the specific descriptive properties (tall Australian shrub with red flowers) from the parts. The construction is partly transparent in signalling a species name but opaque regarding the species' detailed meaning.
Etymology
Grevillea banksii is named after two 18th-century plant lovers: the first part Grevillea honors Charles Greville, and the second part banksii honors Sir Joseph Banks, who helped collect and send many Australian plants to Europe. So the name is a simple clue that this tall Australian shrub is a Grevillea linked to 'Banks'.
