bangalow

British

/ ˈbæŋɡələʊ /

noun

Also called: bangalow palm. an Australian palm, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana , native to New South Wales and Queensland

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Etymology

Origin of bangalow

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

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We reached the Warra Swamp at noon, and camped for dinner in a shady "bangalow" grove, so as not to disturb the ducks, whose delightful gabble and piping was plainly audible.

From The Call Of The South 1908 by Becke, Louis

You see, he was bred in a bangalow wood, And bangalow pith was the principal food His mother served out in her shanty.

From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Kendall, Henry

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