nardoo
Britishnoun
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any of certain cloverlike ferns of the genus Marsilea, which grow in swampy areas
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the spores of such a plant, used as food in Australia
Etymology
Origin of nardoo
C19: from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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The Yandruwandha roasted the nardoo spores, ground the flour with water, and exposed the cakes to ash, each step making the thiaminase less toxic.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2019
The Yandruwandha gave the explorers cakes made from the crushed seed pods of a clover-like fern called nardoo.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2019
The nardoo cakes satisfied their appetites, yet they felt ever weaker.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2019
It turns out that safely preparing nardoo is a complex process.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2019
Mr. Burke and I were getting very weak, too, but I was not so bad as they were, and managed to collect and pound enough nardoo to keep us all from starving outright.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Favenc, Ernest
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