Banks

Other forms: Bankses

Definitions of Banks
  1. noun
    English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
    synonyms: Sir Joseph Banks
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    botanist, phytologist, plant scientist
    a biologist specializing in the study of plants
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