GIDGEE

gidgee, stinking wattle, Acacia cambegei

(noun) scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gidgee (plural gidgees)

(AU) Any of various trees of the genus Acacia, especially Acacia cambagei. [from 19th c.]

A type of long spear made from this wood.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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