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
quan·dang,
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
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 GilesThe 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
- a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus)
- the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves
silver quandong
- an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis : family Elaeocarpaceae
- 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