Bunya-bunya


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

The Young Berringtons W.H.G. Kingston
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 Various
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia Northcote W. Thomas

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