bunya-bunya

American  

[buhn-yuh-buhn-yuh] / ˈbʌn yəˈbʌn yə /

noun

1. an evergreen tree, Araucaria bidwilli, of Australia, having stiff, sharp, glossy needles in distinct rows, grown as an ornamental in warm regions.

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Etymology

Origin of bunya-bunya

1835–45; < Wiradjuri bunya

Example Sentences

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

From Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge

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

From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles