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quandang

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quan⋅dong

  [kwon-dong]
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–noun
1. an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
2. the fruit, or the seed or nut.
Also, quandang, quantong.

Origin:
1830–40; < Wiradjuri guwandhāŋ
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quan·dong also quan·dang   (kwŏn'dŏng')   
n.  

  1. An Australian root-parasitic tree or shrub (Santalum acuminatum) bearing shiny red drupes with edible flesh used for jam or as a dessert.

  2. An Australian tree (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) having dark glossy green leaves, greenish-white flowers, and globular, shiny, bright blue drupes.


[Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) guwandhaaŋ.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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