murnong

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noun

A perennial herb of temperate Australia, Microseris lanceolata, or its edible tuber, an important food for Aboriginal Australians.

OriginWathaurong mirnang ← Woiwurrung myrnong →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounmurnong (plural murnongs)

plural murnongs

  1. AustraliaA perennial herb of temperate Australia, Microseris lanceolata, or its edible tuber, an important food for Aboriginal Australians.First known use 19th c.

    One of these sketches shows a line of women digging for yam daisy, or murnong [Microseris lanceolata] tubers – a little sweet potato that was a staple vegetable of the Wathaurong.

    2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 19

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yam daisy

Origin

  1. Woiwurrungmyrnong
  2. Wathaurongmirnang
  3. Englishmurnong

From Wathaurong mirnang, Woiwurrung myrnong.

More words from Wathaurong, Woiwurrung

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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