bunya

/ ˈbʌnjə /

noun

1. a tall dome-shaped Australian coniferous tree, Araucaria bidwillii , having edible cones ( bunya nuts ) and thickish flattened needles Also calledbunya-bunyabunya-bunya pine

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunya¹

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Bunya, a corruption of the word common in Bengal generally, is usually applied to the native grain-dealer.

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Among the Turribul there was individual property in bunya-bunya trees; these too devolved from father to son34.

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One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine.

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Another species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines.

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That part of the country where these trees most abound is called the Bunya-Bunya country.

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