1. 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;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
banksia
n 1: 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