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bunya-bunya

/buhn-yuh-buhn-yuh/US // ˈbʌn yəˈbʌn yə //

邦雅-邦雅

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an evergreen tree, Araucaria bidwilli, of Australia, having stiff, sharp, glossy needles in distinct rows, grown as an ornamental in warm regions.

Examples

  • Bunya, a corruption of the word common in Bengal generally, is usually applied to the native grain-dealer.

  • Among the Turribul there was individual property in bunya-bunya trees; these too devolved from father to son34.

  • One of the most remarkable trees they met with was the bunya-bunya, a species of pine.

  • Another species, A. Bidwillii, or the bunya-bunya, afforded food in its nut-like seeds to the aborigines.

  • That part of the country where these trees most abound is called the Bunya-Bunya country.