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SIR JOSEPH BANKS

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SIR JOSEPH BANKS (noun)
  The noun SIR JOSEPH BANKS has 1 sense:

1. English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)play

  Familiarity information: SIR JOSEPH BANKS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIR JOSEPH BANKS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Banks; Sir Joseph Banks

Instance hypernyms:

botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)


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