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wongawonga

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wong⋅a-wong⋅a

[wong-uh-wong-uh]
–noun
a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers streaked with purple.

Origin:
1890–95; by ellipsis from wonga-wonga vine, perh. to be identified with wonga-wonga a kind of pigeon < Dharuk wa-ŋa-wa-ŋa
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