quandong

quandong
/kwon"dong'/, n.
1. an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
2. the fruit, or the seed or nut.
Also, quandang, quantong.
[1830-40; < Wiradjuri guwandhan]

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