cunji
cunji is the clipping of cunjevoi.
Meaning of cunjevoi
Noun (1)
cunjevoi (plural cunjevois or cunjevoi)
- A coastal sea squirt (Pyura stolonifera), found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
- All along our coast, cunjevoi are destroyed by fishermen, who use them for bait and, as a result, the other animals and plants that live in association with them are also killed.1993, A. J. Underwood, M. G. Chapman, Seashores: A Beachcomber's Guide, page 39
- Synonyms:
- red bait, rooi aas
Noun (2)
cunjevoi (plural cunjevois or cunjevoi)
- A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.
- It is stated that the pain caused by the sting of this plant will be instantly relieved by the milky juice of the lower part of the stem of Colocasia macorrhiza (“Cunjevoi” of the natives), being rubbed on the affected part.1889, Joseph Henry Maiden, The Useful Native Plants of Australia (including Tasmania), page 192
- Synonyms:
- giant taro, giant alocasia
Forms of cunji
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Origin of cunji
From cunjevoi.
Questions about cunji
- What is cunji the clipping of?
- Cunji is the clipping of cunjevoi.
Words near cunji in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cunji (page history and authors); cunjevoi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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