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murrnong

murrnong is the alternative form of murnong.

Meaning of murnong

Noun

murnong (plural murnongs)

  1. (Australia) A perennial herb of temperate Australia, Microseris lanceolata, or its edible tuber, an important food for Aboriginal Australians.
    • One of these sketches shows a line of women digging for yam daisy, or murnong [Microseris lanceolata] tubers – a little sweet potato that was a staple vegetable of the Wathaurong.2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 19

Questions about murrnong

What is murrnong the alternative form of?
Murrnong is the alternative form of murnong.

Words near murrnong in the dictionary

  1. murrins
  2. murrion
  3. murrions
  4. Murris
  5. Murrison
  6. murrnong
  7. Murroon
  8. Murrow
  9. Murrows
  10. murrs
  11. murrsuit

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