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quandong

UK/ˈkwandɒŋ/

quandong noun: a small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit.

Noun

quandong (plural quandongs)

  1. A small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit.
  2. ash quandong
  3. bitter quandong (Santalum murrayanum) or its fruit.
  4. desert quandong (Santalum lanceolatum) or its fruit.
  5. blue quandong (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) or its fruit.
  6. Arnhem Land quandong, bony quandong (Elaeocarpus arnhemicus)
  7. Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus bancroftii)
  8. brown quandong (Elaeocarpus coorangooloo)
  9. smooth-leaved quandong, eumundi (Elaeocarpus eumundi)
  10. quandong (Elaeocarpus ferruginiflorus)
  11. white quandong, Northern quandong (Elaeocarpus foveolatus)
  12. brush quandong, blue quandong, white quandong, quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis)
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  1. mountain quandong (Elaeocarpus holopetalus )
  2. Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus johnsonii)
  3. brown-hearted quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii)
  4. white quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii)
  5. tropical quandong (Elaeocarpus largiflorens)
  6. hard quandong (Elaeocarpus obovatus)
  7. Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus)
  8. brown quandong, grey quandong (Elaeocarpus ruminatus)
  9. Northern quandong, hard quandong, Northern hard quandong (Elaeocarpus sericopetalus)
  10. hairy quandong (Elaeocarpus williamsianus)
  11. highroot quandong (Aceratium concinnum)
  12. buff guandong, grey quandong (Peripentadenia mearsii)
  13. (Australia, archaic, slang) A confidence trickster.
    • ‘A spieler,’ Leah gently loosened the painful crab hold of the boy's hand. ‘[…] A trickster. A quandong. A ripperty man. A con-man.’1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228

Proper noun capitalized: Quandong

Quandong

  1. A locality in the City of Wyndham, Victoria, Australia

Forms of quandong

pluralquandongs

Origin of quandong

From Wiradjuri guwandhang.

Words formed from quandong

Phrases with quandong

Questions about quandong

What does quandong mean?
Quandong means a small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit.
What part of speech is quandong?
Quandong can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce quandong?
Quandong is pronounced /ˈkwandɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of quandong?
The plural of quandong is quandongs.

Words near quandong in the dictionary

  1. quanders
  2. Quandialla
  3. quandies
  4. quandle
  5. quandles
  6. quandong
  7. quandong nut
  8. quandong nuts
  9. quandong stone
  10. quandong stones
  11. quandongs

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