KURRAJONG

kurrajong, currajong, Brachychiton populneus

(noun) widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kurrajong (plural kurrajongs)

(Australia) Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus Brachychiton.

(Australia) A peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida, native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.

Source: Wiktionary



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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