quandong

[ kwon-dong ]

noun

1. an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
2. the fruit, or the seed or nut.

quandong

/ ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ; ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

noun

1. Also callednative peach
   1. a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus )
   2. the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves
2. silver quandong
   1. an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis : family Elaeocarpaceae
   2. the pale easily worked timber of this tree
3. informal.
   a person who takes advantage of other people's generosity

Word History and Origins

Origin of quandong¹

First recorded in 1830–40, quandong is from the Wiradjuri word guwandhāŋ

Word History and Origins

Origin of quandong¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

The taciturn beasts have also locally wiped out tasty plants such as the quandong, a delicious fruit in the sandalwood family.

From National Geographic

A male southern cassowary feeds on quandongs, a type of fruit, in Queensland, Australia.

From National Geographic

One of them, Kylie Kwong, is passionately committed to using indigenous ingredients in her Chinese restaurant, Billy Kwong: warrigal greens, saltbush, sea parsley and quandongs or desert peaches all appear on her menu.

From BBC

Another fruit of fraudulent type growing on the plains is the quandong.

From Project Gutenberg

We saw two or three dozen grass-trees to-day, also some quandong and currajong trees, and camped again in scrubs where there was only a few leguminous bushes for the camels to eat.

From Project Gutenberg