snottygobble

plural snottygobbles

1. AustraliaWesternA plant of the genus Persoonia.

   2011, Gavin Wright, Cycling For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, unnumbered page, These forests are ancient, with many tree species limited to this region of Australia. This is the home of the stately jarrah and the graceful snottygobble.

   3 more examples

   2001, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Australian Plants, Volume 21, Issue 166 - Volume 22, Issue 181, page 62, Similarly, residents of Perth are likely to recognise the sickle-shaped leaves of their commonest snottygobble, Persoonia longifolia.

   I can vouch for this technique, as my colleagues and I used it to sample the apparently odorless flowers of snottygobble bushes (Persoonia) in Australia.

   2002, Peter Bernhardt, The Rose′s Kiss: A Natural History of Flowers, page 118

   Jeffrey espies a ripe snottygobble tree that hasn't been raided yet.

   2009, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, published 2009, page 66

   Synonyms: geebung, persoonia