or quan′dang
- a small Australian tree (Eucarya acuminata) of the sandalwood family, whose edible fruit has a single stone containing an edible kernel
- this fruit or stone
Also quan′tong·
Origin of quandong
native namequandong
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quandong
also quan·dang
noun
- An Australian shrub or small tree () that is hemiparasitic on the roots of other plants and bears edible red fruit.
- An Australian tree (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) having glossy leaves, greenish-white flowers, and shiny bright blue fruit.
Origin of quandong
Wiradhuri (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) guwandhaa&njlig;quandong
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Noun
(plural quandongs)
- A small southern Australian shrub, Santalum acuminatum, or its edible red fruit. [from 19th c.]
- The bitter quandong, Santalum murrayanum, or its fruit. [from 19th c.]
- The blue quandong, Elaeocarpus angustifolius, or its fruit. [from 20th c.]
- (Australia slang, now rare) A confidence trickster. [from 20th c.]
- desert quandong
- bitter quandong
- blue quandong
Origin
From Wiradhuri guwandhang.
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