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
buntal,
bunting,
buntline,
bunton,
bunya,
bunya-bunya,
bunyan,
bunyan, paul,
bunyanesque,
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.
One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine.
The Young Berringtons |W.H.G. KingstonAmong 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. ThomasAnother species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines.