burrawang

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug buruwang.

Noun

burrawang (plural burrawangs)

  1. (Australia) Any of various cycads of the genera Macrozamia and Cycas, especially Macrozamia communis, a tree with fronds yielding edible nuts.
    • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 150:
      Another plant that is toxic if left untreated is the burrawang (Zamia spiralis [syn. of Macrozamia spiralis]).