geebung

American  

[jee-buhng] / ˈdʒi bʌŋ /

noun

1. any of various small trees or shrubs of the genus Persoonia, native to Australia and New Zealand, having small white or yellow flowers and fleshy, edible fruit.

2. the fruit itself.

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geebung British  

/ ˈdʒiːbʌŋ /

noun

1. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Persoonia of Australia having an edible but tasteless fruit

2. the fruit of these trees

3. (in the 19th century) an uncultivated Australian from the country districts

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Etymology

Origin of geebung

First recorded in 1820–30, geebung is from the Dharuk word jí-buŋ

Example Sentences

You won't turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung into an orange, twist and twine, and dig and water as you like.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf