currajong

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌrəˌdʒɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kûr′ə jong′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cur•ra•jong  (kûr′ə jong′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. kurrajong.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
currajong / ˈkʌrəˌdʒɒŋ/
  1. a variant spelling of kurrajong
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kur•ra•jong  (kûr′ə jong′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
Also, koorajong, currajong, currijong. 
  • Dharuk ga-ra-jun a fishing line, made from the bark of such trees, and perh. misinterpreted as the name of the tree
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kurrajong, currajong / ˈkʌrəˌdʒɒŋ/
  1. any of various Australian trees or shrubs, esp Brachychiton populneum, a sterculiaceous tree that yields a tough durable fibre
Etymology: 19th Century: from a native Australian language
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