bunya bunya

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Noun1.bunya bunya - Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
bunya bunya - nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines
araucaria - any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
2.bunya bunya - nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines
edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
Araucaria bidwillii, bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree - Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
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At Cambria there is a formal garden with roses and a Bunya Bunya tree for background.
An example is the harvest of bunya nuts in the Bunya Bunya Mountains of Queensland.
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