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kurrajong

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A town in the Hawkesbury council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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noun

Meaning 3

A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.

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Usage: Australia

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noun

Meaning 4

widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: currajong, Brachychiton populneus

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Broader terms: bottle-tree, bottle tree

History

Etymology

From Dharug garrajung (“fishing line”), from the use made of the bark.