quandang

quan·dong also quan·dang  (kwndng)

n.

1. An Australian root-parasitic tree or shrub (Santalum acuminatum) bearing shiny red drupes with edible flesh used for jam or as a dessert.

2. An Australian tree (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) having dark glossy green leaves, greenish-white flowers, and globular, shiny, bright blue drupes.

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[Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) guwandhaa.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quandang - Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandong, quandong tree native peach, quantong, quandang, quandong - red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam quandong nut - edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit Eucarya, Fusanus, genus Eucarya, genus Fusanus - quandong trees tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	quandang - red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam native peach, quantong, quandong edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandang, quandong, quandong tree - Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed