bunya
- noun
- /ˈbʌnjə/
- Australian
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bunya
- The bunya tree, also known as bunya-bunya, can grow up to 45 meters tall and thrives in Australia.
Examples
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Australian trees such as Moreton Bay fig, bunya pine, and hoop pine were for sale in Sydney nurseries in the 1860s (Gelding 1983) (Table I).
Academic text (2004) -
The bunya tree is celebrated for its large, edible nuts that are a delicacy in Australia.
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During the festival, locals gather to harvest the bunya nuts from the towering bunya trees.
Synonyms
A large Australian tree that makes big cones with seeds you can eat
A large Australian tree that makes big cones with edible seeds like chestnuts
Compounds
- Australian
A tall Australian tree that makes large edible seeds important to Aboriginal people
- Australian
A large edible nut eaten by Aboriginal people that tastes like roasted chestnuts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bunya comes from an Australian Aboriginal word, often said bunya-bunya, that named the tall native tree with very large cones full of seeds. So the tree is called a bunya because this is the original local name for it.
