BUNYA BUNYA TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bunya bunya tree mean? 

• BUNYA BUNYA TREE (noun)
  The noun BUNYA BUNYA TREE has 1 sense:

1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

  Familiarity information: BUNYA BUNYA TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUNYA BUNYA TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Araucaria bidwillii; bunya bunya; bunya bunya tree

Hypernyms ("bunya bunya tree" is a kind of...):

araucaria (any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds)

Meronyms (parts of "bunya bunya tree"):

bunya bunya (nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines)