quandong

American  

[kwon-dong] / ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

Also quandang,

noun

1. an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.

2. the fruit, or the seed or nut.

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quandong British  

/ ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ, ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

noun

1. Also called: native 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. 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

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Etymology

Origin of quandong

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

Example Sentences

Walkabout suddenly becomes a lyric travelogue, assaulting the harsh Flinders mountain ranges, trailing the little camels of the red desert near Alice Springs, mooning under the blooming quandong tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the road we saw several quandong trees, and got some of the ripe fruit.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

The quandong fruit here was splendid—we dried a quantity in the sun.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

We let them rest in the shade of some quandong trees, which grew in great numbers round about here.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

During the day we saw some native poplars, quandong, or native peach, capparis, or native orange, and a few scented sandal-wood-trees; nearly all of these different kinds of trees were very stunted in their growth.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest