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Definition of Booyong
1. Noun. Large tree of Australasia.
Exact synonyms: Brown Oak, Crow's Foot, Heritiera Trifoliolata, Red Beech, Silky Elm, Stave Wood, Terrietia Trifoliolata
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Booyong
Literary usage of Booyong
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild White Man and the Blacks of Victoria by James Bonwick (1863)
"A large kind of moth, booyong, is caught upon the rooks of Gipps Land, and smoked,
But kangaroos and opossums form the staple food of the Australians. ..."
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