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quandong
[ kwon-dong ]
noun
- an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
- the fruit, or the seed or nut.
quandong
/ ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ; ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /
noun
- Also callednative peach
- a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus )
- the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves
- silver quandongsilver quandong
- an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis : family Elaeocarpaceae
- the pale easily worked timber of this tree
- informal.a person who takes advantage of other people's generosity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quandong1
First recorded in 1830–40, quandong is from the Wiradjuri word guwandhāŋ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quandong1
from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences
On the road we saw several quandong trees, and got some of the ripe fruit.
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We let them rest in the shade of some quandong trees, which grew in great numbers round about here.
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The quandong fruit here was splendid—we dried a quantity in the sun.
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