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bunya-bunya

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bun⋅ya-bun⋅ya

[buhn-yuh-buhn-yuh]
–noun
an evergreen tree, Araucaria bidwilli, of Australia, having stiff, sharp, glossy needles in distinct rows, grown as an ornamental in warm regions.

Origin:
1835–45; < Wiradjuri bunya
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bun·ya-bun·ya also bun·ya·bun·ya   (bŭn'yə-bŭn'yə)   
n.  An Australian evergreen coniferous tree (Araucaria bidwilli) having tiers of nearly whorled branches, sharp-pointed leaves, and large cones. Also called bunya pine.

[Yagara (Aboriginal language of eastern Australia).]
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