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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.]

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quandong, quandang [ˈkwɒnˌdɒŋ], quantong [ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ]

n

1. Also called native peach

a.  (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus)

b.  (Cookery) the edible fruit or nut of this tree, used in preserves

silver quandong

a.  (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae

b.  (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the pale easily worked timber of this tree

3. Austral informal a person who takes advantage of other people's generosity

[from a native Australian language]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quandong - Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Eucarya acuminata, Fusanus acuminatus, quandang, 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.	quandong - the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree blue fig Brisbane quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, silver quandong tree, blue fig, quandong tree, quandong - Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
	3.	quandong - Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Brisbane quandong, Elaeocarpus grandis, silver quandong tree, blue fig, quandong tree Elaeocarpus, genus Elaeocarpus - type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae silver quandong - pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree blue fig, quandong - the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	4.	quandong - red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam native peach, quantong, quandang 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