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nardoo

/ ˈnɑːduː /

noun

  1. any of certain cloverlike ferns of the genus Marsilea, which grow in swampy areas
  2. the spores of such a plant, used as food in Australia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nardoo1

C19: from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

Even if we got a good supply of fish, I doubt whether we could do much work on them and the nardoo alone.

During his absence I gathered nardoo and pounded it, as Mr. Burke wished to lay in a supply in case of rain.

I also shot a crow that evening; but was in great dread that the natives would come and deprive me of the nardoo.

All day they toiled hard to prepare nardoo seed; but their small strength could not provide enough to support them.

They laid him softly within the hut, and placed at his head enough of nardoo to last him for eight days.

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