cunjevoi

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1. AustraliaA coastal sea squirt (Pyura stolonifera), found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.

   There were three types of natural bait: ugari, worms and cunjevois.

   2011, Graham Smith, “Pre-War Fishing at Point Lookout”, in Shadows of War on the Brisbane Line, Salisbury, Qld.: Boolarong Press, →ISBN, part I (Living at Goombi), page 31

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   All along our coast, cunjevoi are destroyed by fishermen, who use them for bait and, as a result, the other animals and plants that live in association with them are also killed.

   1993, A. J. Underwood, M. G. Chapman, Seashores: A Beachcomber's Guide, page 39

   The cunjevoi is an unusual animal, being born as a larvae with a notochord or primitive backbone, before becoming attached to the rocks and growing its brown leathery coat. Cunjevoi grow in colonies and form their own ecosystem around them, from the absolute bottom of the lowest tide to above the half mean tide on exposed rocks.

   2006, Frank Prokop, Australian Fish Guide, page 275

   Synonyms: red bait, rooi aas

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1. A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.

   Then we found the name when Tina bought a book about scented plants for Australian gardens. Our green lily is a cunjevoi, botanical name Alocasia macrorrhiza.

   1997, John Griffin, Back Yard: A Gardening Life, page 62

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   It is stated that the pain caused by the sting of this plant will be instantly relieved by the milky juice of the lower part of the stem of Colocasia macorrhiza (“Cunjevoi” of the natives), being rubbed on the affected part.

   1889, Joseph Henry Maiden, The Useful Native Plants of Australia (including Tasmania), page 192

   Synonyms: giant taro, giant alocasia