English noun: bunya bunya | |||
1. | bunya bunya (plant) Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law | ||
Synonyms | Araucaria bidwillii, bunya bunya tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | araucaria | ||
Part holonym | bunya bunya | ||
2. | bunya bunya (food) nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edible nut | ||
Part meronym | Araucaria bidwillii, bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree | ||