bunya

/ (ˈbʌnjə) /

noun

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

Origin of bunya

C19: from a native Australian language

Words Nearby bunya

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How to use bunya in a sentence

bunya, a corruption of the word common in Bengal generally, is usually applied to the native grain-dealer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 | Various
Among the Turribul there was individual property in bunya-bunya trees; these too devolved from father to son34.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia | Northcote W. Thomas
One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine.
The Young Berringtons | W.H.G. Kingston
Another species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 | Various
That part of the country where these trees most abound is called the bunya-bunya country.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture | William Saunders

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