bunya bunya meaning

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bunya bunya (noun): Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law.

bunya bunya has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

bunya bunya as a noun

  1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

    Synonyms: bunya bunya tree, Araucaria bidwillii

    Type of: araucaria

  2. nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines

    Type of: edible nut

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