bunya-bunya

[ buhn-yuh-buhn-yuh ]

/ ˈbʌn yəˈbʌn yə /

noun

an evergreen tree, Araucaria bidwilli, of Australia, having stiff, sharp, glossy needles in distinct rows, grown as an ornamental in warm regions.

Origin of bunya-bunya

1835–45; <Wiradjuri bunya

Words nearby bunya-bunya

bunton, bunt order, Buñuel, buñuelo, bunya, bunya-bunya, Bunyan, Bunyanesque, Bunyan, Paul, Bunyavirus, bunyavirus encephalitis

Example sentences from the Web for bunya-bunya

That part of the country where these trees most abound is called the Bunya-Bunya country.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture|William Saunders
One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine.
The Young Berringtons|W.H.G. Kingston
Among the Turribul there was individual property in bunya-bunya trees; these too devolved from father to son34.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
Another species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

单词	bunya-bunya
释义	bunya-bunya [ buhn-yuh-buhn-yuh ] / ˈbʌn yəˈbʌn yə / noun an evergreen tree, Araucaria bidwilli, of Australia, having stiff, sharp, glossy needles in distinct rows, grown as an ornamental in warm regions. Origin of bunya-bunya 1835–45; <Wiradjuri bunya Words nearby bunya-bunya bunton, bunt order, Buñuel, buñuelo, bunya, bunya-bunya, Bunyan, Bunyanesque, Bunyan, Paul, Bunyavirus, bunyavirus encephalitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bunya-bunya That part of the country where these trees most abound is called the Bunya-Bunya country. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture\|William Saunders One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine. The Young Berringtons\|W.H.G. Kingston Among the Turribul there was individual property in bunya-bunya trees; these too devolved from father to son34. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia\|Northcote W. Thomas Another species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8\|Various
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