nardoo

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noun

Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.

Similar
nardocommon nardooMarsilea drummondii
First used 19th c.Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounnardoo (countable and uncountable, plural nardoos)

plural nardoos

  1. AustraliacountableuncountableMarsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.First known use 19th c.

    Nardoo (Marsilea drummondii) was a crucial plant because of its ability to grow on the beds of shallow lakes in otherwise inhospitable regions.

    2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAustralian clover fern

Similar
nardocommon nardooMarsilea drummondii
Broader
clover fernpepperwort
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dieringardu
  2. Englishnardoo

From Dieri ngardu.

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APA

nardoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nardoo

MLA

“nardoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nardoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nardoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nardoo.

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