BUNYA BUNYA TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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; bunya bunya tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bunya bunya tree" is a kind of...):

araucaria (any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds)

Meronyms (parts of "bunya bunya tree"):

bunya bunya (nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines)