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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quan•dong (kwon′dong′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyan Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
- Plant Biologythe fruit, or the seed or nut.
Also, quan′dang′, quantong. - Wiradjuri guwandhāŋ
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quandong, quandang /ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ/quantong /ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ/ n - Also called: native peach a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus)
- the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves
- silver quandong ⇒ an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- the pale easily worked timber of this tree
Etymology: from a native Australian language |