nardoo
Britishnoun
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any of certain cloverlike ferns of the genus Marsilea, which grow in swampy areas
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the spores of such a plant, used as food in Australia
Etymology
Origin of nardoo
C19: from a native Australian language
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The nardoo cakes satisfied their appetites, yet they felt ever weaker.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2019
It turns out that safely preparing nardoo is a complex process.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2019
The Yandruwandha gave the explorers cakes made from the crushed seed pods of a clover-like fern called nardoo.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2019
They found fresh nardoo and decided to make their own cakes.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2019
Coming to the gunyahs where we expected to have found them, we were disappointed, and seeing a nardoo field close by halted, intending to make it our camp.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by William John Wills
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