emu-bush

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


an Australian shrub, Eremophilalongifolia, F. v. M., N.O. Myoporineae.

1875. T. Laslett, `Timber and Timber Trees,' p. 206:

«Emu-tree. A small Tasmanian tree; found on low marshy groundused for turners' work.»

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 317:

«Emu-bush. Owing to emus feeding on the seeds of this andother species. Heterodendron oleaefolium, Desf.»

Ibid. p. 132:

«The seeds, which are dry, are eaten by emus.»

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