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单词 quandong
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quandong

[ kwon-dong ]
/ ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

noun

an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
the fruit, or the seed or nut.
Also quandang, quantong.

Origin of quandong

First recorded in 1830–40, quandong is from the Wiradjuri word guwandhāŋ

Words nearby quandong

Quamin, quamish, Quanah, quandary, Quandary Peak, quandong, quango, quangocracy, quant, quanta, quantal
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Example sentences from the Web for quandong

  • We let them rest in the shade of some quandong trees, which grew in great numbers round about here.

    Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
  • The quandong fruit here was splendid—we dried a quantity in the sun.

    Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles

British Dictionary definitions for quandong

quandong

quandang quantong (ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ)

/ (ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ) /

noun

Also called: native peach
  1. a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus)
  2. the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves
silver quandong
  1. an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis : family Elaeocarpaceae
  2. the pale easily worked timber of this tree
Australian informal a person who takes advantage of other people's generosity

Word Origin for quandong

from a native Australian language
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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