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bunya bunya

DEFINITIONS OF: bunya bunya

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n Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

Synonyms:
Araucaria bidwillii, bunya bunya tree
Type of:
araucaria
any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

n nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines

Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
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