Kurrajong

Kurrajong

Kurrajong is a common name for several species of Australian trees in the genus "Brachychiton".

The word "kurrajong" comes from Dharuk "garrajuŋ" "fishing line", as fishing lines were made from kurrajong bark. [Dixon et al. (2006): p. 114.]

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References

*cite book |author=Dixon, R.M.W.; Moore, Bruce; Ramson, W. S.; Thomas, Mandy |year=2006 |title=Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning |edition=2nd ed. |location=South Melbourne |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-554073-5

External links

* http://www.geocities.com/morwellpark/plants/populneus.html


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