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plural quandongs
Any of several species of Santalum:
A small southern Australian shrub (Santalum acuminatum) or its edible red fruit. examples
The bitter quandong (Santalum murrayanum) or its fruit. examples
The desert quandong (Santalum lanceolatum) or its fruit. examples
Any of many species of Elaeocarpus:
blue quandong (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) or its fruit. examples
Arnhem Land quandong, bony quandong (Elaeocarpus arnhemicus) examples
Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus bancroftii) examples
brown quandong (Elaeocarpus coorangooloo) examples
smooth-leaved quandong, eumundi (Elaeocarpus eumundi) examples
quandong (Elaeocarpus ferruginiflorus) examples
white quandong, Northern quandong (Elaeocarpus foveolatus) examples
brush quandong, blue quandong, white quandong, quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis) examples
mountain quandong (Elaeocarpus holopetalus ) examples
Kuranda quandong (Elaeocarpus johnsonii) examples
brown-hearted quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii) examples
white quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii) examples
tropical quandong (Elaeocarpus largiflorens) examples
hard quandong (Elaeocarpus obovatus) examples
Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) examples
brown quandong, grey quandong (Elaeocarpus ruminatus) examples
Northern quandong, hard quandong, Northern hard quandong (Elaeocarpus sericopetalus) examples
hairy quandong (Elaeocarpus williamsianus) examples
highroot quandong (Aceratium concinnum) examples
buff guandong, grey quandong (Peripentadenia mearsii) examples
(Australia slang, now rare) A confidence trickster. quotations
‘A spieler,’ Leah gently loosened the painful crab hold of the boy's hand. ‘ […] A trickster. A quandong. A ripperty man. A con-man.’
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228