cumbungi

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English

narrow-leaved cumbungi

Etymology

From Wemba-Wemba gambang.

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Noun

cumbungi (plural cumbungis or cumbungi)

  1. (Australia) Any of several Australian perennial herbs of the genus Typha, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis.
    Synonyms: cattail, bulrush, reedmace
    • 2014 January 10, Gabrielle Chan, “Deserted beaches hide evidence of thousands of years of Aboriginal history”, in The Guardian:
      Behind the dune, native bullrush or cumbungi is still growing and was a rich resource for local aborigines. Its big rhizome provides starch used to make bread while its young shoots could be eaten fresh.
    • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 56:
      Mitchell said that the cakes made from the cumbungi flour ‘were lighter and sweeter than those made from common flour’.

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