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Definition of Geebung
1. Noun. Any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits.
Definition of Geebung
1. an Australian tree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geebung
Literary usage of Geebung
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"The geebung, a native plum, very woolly and tasteless." 1852. ... 255 : " You
won't turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung into an orange." 1889. ..."
2. The Native Tribes of South-east Australia by Alfred William Howitt (1904)
"Then there was seen a slight quivering of the geebung tree, and the Kabos ...
This being ended, the trappings of the actors and the geebung sapling were ..."
3. The Making of the Australian Commonwealth, 1889-1900: A Stage in the Growth by Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1913)
"Later, when speaking to a young follower, he 1 The ' geebung ' is a small berry,
which grows near Sydney, and is much relished by children. ..."
4. The Centennial Supplement to the Sydney Morning Herald: Together with by Sydney Morning Herald (1888)
"A quantity of branches of the gum and geebung, together with some flags and ...
The figures 100, neatly made «f geebung, appeared at Mr. J. Roberts'* ..."
5. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"geebung (native word adopted by the settlers), an Australian wild-fruit. Gee or
gee-gee (common), a horse. From ye or gee up, to turn to the off side. ..."
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