bendee

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UK/ˈbɛndiː/

noun

Acacia catenulata, a species of acacia tree endemic to some arid areas in Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounbendee (plural bendees)

plural bendees

  1. Acacia catenulata, a species of acacia tree endemic to some arid areas in Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia.First known use 19th c.

    On the flank of the rise the African buffel grass gave way to bare patches of red gravel between thin strands of sandalwood and bendee, spiky tussocks of purple wiregrass and buck spinifex.

    2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 47

Origin

Probably from a Queensland Aboriginal language.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bedeen
Cite this entry
APA

bendee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bendee

MLA

“bendee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bendee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bendee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bendee.

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