Nardoo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food. Australia, countable, uncountable

    "Nardoo (Marsilea drummondii) was a crucial plant because of its ability to grow on the beds of shallow lakes in otherwise inhospitable regions."

  2. 2
    Australian clover fern wordnet

Example

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"Nardoo (Marsilea drummondii) was a crucial plant because of its ability to grow on the beds of shallow lakes in otherwise inhospitable regions."

Etymology

From Dieri ngardu.

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