bungwall

/ ˈbʌŋwɔl /

noun

1. an Australian fern, Blechnum indicum , having an edible rhizome

Word History and Origins

Origin of bungwall¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

"Perhaps," she said, "Mr. Bungwall's gardener is mistaken."

From Project Gutenberg

Eliza says that Mr. Bungwall's gardener told us it was a toadstool to keep us from picking it, and then stole it himself, because he knew that it was a mushroom.

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Then Mr. Bungwall's gardener arrived, and said that he was sorry to disappoint us in any way, and it was not his fault, but the mushroom was a toadstool.

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"If your head clerk says that our toadstool is a mushroom, while Mr. Bungwall's gardener says that our mushroom is a toadstool, we sha'n't like to eat it because of Mr. Bungwall's gardener, and we sha'n't like to throw it away because of your head clerk, and I don't see what to do with it."

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I should be sorry to believe it, because I have always found Mr. Bungwall's gardener such a very respectful man.

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