name given to the fruit of anAustralian tree and to the tree itself, Syphelia triflora,Andr., N.O. Epacrideae. There are many species of Styphelia (q.v.), the fruit of several being edible.
1889. J. H. Maiden,' Useful Native Plants,' p. 61:
«Five-corners. These fruits have a sweetish pulp with a largestone. They form part of the food of the aboriginals, and aremuch appreciated by school boys. When from a robust plant theyare of the size of a large pea, and not at all bad eating.»
1896. H. Lawson, `When the World was Wide,' p. 158:
«Still I see in my fancy the dark-green and blue
Of the box-covered hills where the five-corners grew.»