gidgee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gidgee
C19: from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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It is sometimes called bastard gidgee in Western New South Wales.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
About five miles west of the town is a narrow but close belt of timber, mostly gnarled mulga and gidgee, with here and there a sprawling stunted creek gum.
From In the Musgrave Ranges by Sayce, Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey)
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