boronia
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The breeze from the open window was tapping the blind softly to and fro, and wafting the scent of the boronia over her face.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
The boronia and the native rose compel attention by their piercing, aromatic perfume, which is strangely refreshing.
From Peeps At Many Lands: Australia by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)
She focussed her eyes on something that swayed drunkenly: after awhile it stood still, and she saw that it was a little blue vase filled with boronia.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
And you approached that same tennis-court through a shady plantation, where every tree and shrub was native-born, and the ground carpeted with gay patches of boronia and other purely aboriginal loveliness.
From In the Mist of the Mountains by Macfarlane, J.
The boronia, with its powerful perfume, will be admired by the visitor; the Araucarias have here their home.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
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