boronia

/ bəˈrəʊnɪə /

noun

1. any aromatic rutaceous shrub of the Australian genus Boronia

Example Sentences

The researchers selected an unpalatable shrub in the citrus family, Boronia pinnata, and a palatable canopy species, Eucalyptus punctata, to test the concept.

From Science Daily

Boronia Farm's apple tree is now listed in the register of the National Trust, but the woman behind the Lady Williams is not well known.

From Salon

The boronia, with its powerful perfume, will be admired by the visitor; the Araucarias have here their home.

From Project Gutenberg

Michael had seen the window of Sophie's room open sometimes; a piece of muslin on the lower half fluttering out, and once, in the springtime, he had caught a glimpse of a spray of punti—the yellow boronia Sophie was so fond of, in a jam-tin on a box cupboard near the window.

From Project Gutenberg

They filled vases with blue-gum leaves and golden wattle-blossom from the South of France: Norah even discovered a flowering boronia in a Kew nurseryman's greenhouse and carried it off in triumph, to scent the house with the unforgettable delight of its perfume.

From Project Gutenberg