quandong
/ˈkwɒndɒŋ/noun
1- either of two Australian trees桄柊树:
1.1
- a small tree of the sandalwood family, which has round red fruit with an edible pulp and kernel (Eucarya acuminata, family Santalaceae).佳果檀香(拉丁名Eucarya acuminata, 檀香科)。
1.2
- (亦作blue quandong)a large tree of the subtropical rainforest, which has blue berries (Elaeocarpus grandis, family Elaeocarpaceae).大杜英(拉丁名Elaeocarpus grandis, 杜英科)。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri.