bunya

(ˈbʌnjə)

(Plants) a tall dome-shaped Australian coniferous tree, Araucaria bidwillii, having edible cones (bunya nuts) and thickish flattened needles. Also called: bunya-bunya or bunya-bunya pine

[C19: from a native Australian language]

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