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单词 kurrajong
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kurrajong

[ kur-uh-jong ]
/ ˈkɜr əˌdʒɒŋ /

noun

an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
Also cur·ra·jong; koo·ra·jong [koor-uh-jong], /ˈkʊər əˌdʒɒŋ/, cur·ri·jong [kuhr-i-jong]. /ˈkʌr ɪˌdʒɒŋ/.

Origin of kurrajong

First recorded in 1820–25; <Dharuk ga-ra-jun “fishing line,” made from the bark of such trees, and perhaps misinterpreted as the name of the tree

Words nearby kurrajong

Kuroki, Kuropatkin, Kurosawa, Kuroshio, Kuroshio Current, kurrajong, kursaal, Kursk, Kurt, kurta, kurtosis
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British Dictionary definitions for kurrajong

kurrajong

currajong

/ (ˈkʌrəˌdʒɒŋ) /

noun

any of various Australian trees or shrubs, esp Brachychiton populneum, a sterculiaceous tree that yields a tough durable fibre

Word Origin for kurrajong

C19: from a native Australian language
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