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booyong

Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun large tree (Heritiera trifoliolata or Terrietia trifoliolata) of Australasia.

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  • noun large tree of Australasia

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Examples

  • Emergent tree species include booyong (Argyrodendron trifoliolatum), black booyong (A. actinophyllum), figs (Ficus spp.), yellow carrabeen (Sloanea woollsi), and the red cedar (Toona ciliata), which is highly prized for its timber.

    Eastern Australian temperate forests 2008

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. brown oak
  2. crow's-foot
  3. red beech
  4. silky elm
  5. stavewood

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. angiospermous tree
  2. flowering tree

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