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quandong

Today it means: A small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Wiradjuri guwandhang

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Wiradjuri · derived fromguwandhang
English todayquandong

From Wiradjuri guwandhang.

First known use, by meaning

from 19th c. A small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit.
from 19th c. bitter quandong (Santalum murrayanum) or its fruit.
from 20th c. blue quandong (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) or its fruit.
from 20th c. A confidence trickster.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.