Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banksia

/ˈbæŋksɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: banksia
IPA: /ˈbæŋksɪə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

A plant belonging to the genus Banksia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Banksia.

Inflected Forms

banksias (plural)

Derived Forms

Banksiadale

Phrases

Banksia Peninsula

Questions

How do you pronounce banksia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæŋksɪə/.
What does banksia mean?: A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does banksia come from?: Borrowed from Translingual Banksia.

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