| 释义 |
wongai Austral.|ˈwɒŋgaɪ|
[Aboriginal name.]
A name used in the islands off the north coast of Australia for the jujube, Zizyphus jujuba. Also wongai tree.
1947I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xxii. 146 All the yams and berries and wongais will soon ripen. 1959K. Tennant All Proud Tribesmen vii. 84 Wongai trees..have big dark berries like dates. 1968Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 July 2/8 Thursday Island..has an informal charm and friendliness which easily tempts one to bite into the sticky fruit of the wongai tree. If you eat this fruit, legend says, you are bound to return. |