Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of a small Australian tree, Styphelia triflora, belonging to the family Epacridaceæ; also the tree itself.
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Examples
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And further, there must be numbers of Australians who know well what “five-corners” are.
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And further, there must be numbers of Australians who know well what "five-corners" are.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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The jibbong is another tasteless fruit, as well as the _five-corners_, much relished by children.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 Various
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Of the box-covered hills where the five-corners grew;
In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses Henry Lawson 1894
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