Noun: bunya
- Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
"The bunya bunya's massive cones can weigh up to 10 kg";
- bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree, Araucaria bidwillii
- Nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines
"They gathered bunya nuts during the traditional harvest season";
- bunya bunya
Derived forms: bunyas
Type of: araucaria, edible nut, nut
Encyclopedia: Bunya, Namibia