Kurrajong

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton. Australia

    "My young friend, Master Keith McKeown, now finds this beetle under the stones about the roots of the kurrajong at Wagga, and also sheltering during the winter in the seed-pods on the trees."

  2. 2
    widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle wordnet
  3. 3
    A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong. Australia
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in the Hawkesbury council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

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bottletreebottletreebrachychiton populneuscurrajong

Example

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"My young friend, Master Keith McKeown, now finds this beetle under the stones about the roots of the kurrajong at Wagga, and also sheltering during the winter in the seed-pods on the trees."

Etymology

From Dharug garrajung (“fishing line”), from the use made of the bark.

Related phrases

East KurrajongKurrajong HeightsKurrajong Hillsdesert kurrajonggreen kurrajongkurrajong leaf rollerlace kurrajongnorthern kurrajongpink kurrajongred-flowered kurrajongred-fruited kurrajongwhite kurrajong

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