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