Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of apetalous shrubs of the order Proteaceæ, type of the tribe Persoonieæ, characterized by the four distinct scales upon the stalked ovary, and the two pendulous ovules.
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- noun Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs
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Many new, and otherwise interesting subjects of the indigenous botany were discovered on the hills: among which were a species of persoonia, not previously observed, some xanthorrhaeae or grass trees, and two or three coast plants.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales 2003
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Many new, and otherwise interesting subjects of the indigenous botany were discovered on the hills: among which were a species of persoonia, not previously observed, some xanthorrhaeae or grass trees, and two or three coast plants.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales John Oxley 1804
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