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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nardoo¹

C19: from a native Australian language

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.

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

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

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

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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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