quandong

American  

[kwon-dong] / ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

Also quandang,

noun

1. an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.

2. the fruit, or the seed or nut.

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quandong British  

/ ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ, ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ /

noun

1. Also called: native peach. 

   1. a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus )

   2. the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves

2. 1. an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis : family Elaeocarpaceae

   2. the pale easily worked timber of this tree

3. informal a person who takes advantage of other people's generosity

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Etymology

Origin of quandong

First recorded in 1830–40, quandong is from the Wiradjuri word guwandhāŋ

Example Sentences

Walkabout suddenly becomes a lyric travelogue, assaulting the harsh Flinders mountain ranges, trailing the little camels of the red desert near Alice Springs, mooning under the blooming quandong tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

We passed several quandong trees in full fruit, of which we ate a great quantity; they were the most palatable, and sweetest I have ever eaten.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

The quandong fruit here was splendid—we dried a quantity in the sun.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest

Another fruit of fraudulent type growing on the plains is the quandong.

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

We saw two or three dozen grass-trees to-day, also some quandong and currajong trees, and camped again in scrubs where there was only a few leguminous bushes for the camels to eat.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest