quandong
Noun 1. A red Australian fruit: A bright red fruit native to Australia, used for making desserts, jams, and sauces. 2. An Australian tree: A tree (Santalum acuminatum) native to Australia, which produces the quandong fruit. It has hard white timber, glossy green leaves, white flowers, and a single-seeded blue fruit. 3. The fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree: Specifically refers to the edible fruit of the Elaeocarpus grandis tree, also known as the blue quandong or silver quandong.
- The chef made a delicious quandong jam to serve with the meat.
- The quandong is a hardy tree that thrives in arid regions of Australia.
- We collected ripe quandongs from the forest floor.
- Quandong kernel: The edible seed or nut found inside the stone of the quandong fruit. It is often roasted and eaten or used in cooking.
- The recipe calls for crushed quandong kernels to add a unique flavor.
- Desert quandong: Another common name for the tree and its fruit.
- Blue quandong / Silver quandong: Refers to the tree and its blue fruit, which is distinct from the red desert quandong.
- Quandong tree: The general term for the tree that bears quandong fruit.
- Native peach (informal name for the desert quandong fruit)
- Wild peach (informal name for the desert quandong fruit)
The word "quandong" primarily refers to the red fruit of the desert tree (Santalum acuminatum). However, it is also used for a different species, the blue-fruited Brisbane quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis). Context usually indicates which is meant, with "blue quandong" being specific for the latter. Both types of fruit are edible and used in Australian bush food cuisine.
- red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam
- Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
- the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree
- Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed