# Banksian

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to Joseph Banks, English botanist and naturalist.
2. Of or pertaining to Iain Banks (born 1954) or his writings, most notably a utopian style of science fiction.

## Etymology
From Banks + -ian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/banksian