cumbungi

plural cumbungis

1. AustraliaAny of several Australian perennial herbs of the genus Typha, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis.First known use 19th c.

   Mitchell said that the cakes made from the cumbungi flour ‘were lighter and sweeter than those made from common flour’.

   2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 56

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   Behind the dune, native bullrush or cumbungi is still growing and was a rich resource for local aborigines. Its big rhizome provides starch used to make bread while its young shoots could be eaten fresh.

   2014 January 10, Gabrielle Chan, “Deserted beaches hide evidence of thousands of years of Aboriginal history”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: cattail, bulrush, reedmace