Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus Linkia, particularly L. falcata; also, the trees themselves. It is tasteless, and seldom eaten by any but children.
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- 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
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Examples
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"geebung" and native lillypilly berries, a kind of bitter berry from which a nutritious jam is made.
Mirror.co.uk - News 2009
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The Doctor went to headquarters, but either a drunken doctor from a geebung town wasn't of much account, or they weren't taking any romance just then at headquarters.
Over the Sliprails Henry Lawson 1894
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You won't turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung into an orange, twist and twine, and dig and water as you like.
Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870
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You won’t turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung into an orange, twist and twine, and dig and water as you like.
Robbery Under Arms 2004
hernesheir commented on the word geebung
It's a tree.
February 12, 2013
bilby commented on the word geebung
Also used for various species of Persoonia, a.k.a. snottygobble.
April 10, 2016