gidgee

gidgee
noun /ˈɡɪʤi/
an Australian wattle, Acacia cambagei

, 1964: Since my early days of droving the years have taken toll, / But I somehow miss my swag wrap by a fire of gidgee coal. — Stan Coster, ‘By a Fire of Gidgee Coal’


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  • Gidgee — (also commonly spelled gidyee or gidyea) may refer to any of a number of species of Acacia native to arid or semi arid regions of Australia, or to the vegetation communities in which these species dominate:* Most commonly Acacia cambagei * Acacia …   Wikipedia

  • gidgee — gluosninė akacija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mimozinių šeimos medieninis, medingas augalas (Acacia cambagei), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acacia cambagei angl. gidgee; gidgee wattle šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • gidgee — I. /ˈgɪdʒi / (say gijee) noun 1. a small gregarious Australian tree, Acacia cambagei, which gives off an unpleasant odour at the approach of rain; stinking wattle. 2. → Georgina gidgee. 3. any of certain other species of wattle which are shapely… …  

  • gidgee — noun scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul smelling blossoms • Syn: ↑stinking wattle, ↑Acacia cambegei • Hypernyms: ↑wattle • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Acacia * * * gidgee var …   Useful english dictionary

  • gidgee wattle — gluosninė akacija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mimozinių šeimos medieninis, medingas augalas (Acacia cambagei), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acacia cambagei angl. gidgee; gidgee wattle šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • gidgee — [ gɪdʒi:] noun Austral. an Australian acacia with unpleasant smelling foliage. [Acacia cambagei.] Origin C19: from Wiradhuri gijir …   English new terms dictionary

  • gidgee — gid·gee …   English syllables

  • georgina gidgee — (ˈ)jȯ(r)|jēnə noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st G Etymology: from Georgina river : a scrubby Australian acacia (Acacia georginae) of the Georgina river district that much resembles and is sometimes considered a hybrid of the common gidgee and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • black gidgee — /blæk ˈgɪdʒi/ (say blak gijee) noun a small tree, Acacia argyrodendron, with grey bark, greyish green leaves and yellow flowers producing numerous seed pods; used as sheep and cattle fodder; produces a fine textured dark brown wood with brown… …  

  • Georgina gidgee — /dʒɔˈdʒinə gɪdʒi/ (say jaw jeenuh gijee) noun a species of acacia, Acacia georginae, a small gnarled tree with poisonous seeds and pods, the toxic principle being fluoroacetic acid which is the basis of the poison 1080 …  

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