or Geebong
aboriginal name for the fruit of various species of the tree Persoonia, and also for the tree itself, N.O. Proteaceae.
1827. P. Cunningham, `Two Years in New South Wales,' vol. i.p. 221:
«The jibbong is another tasteless fruit, as well as the fivecorners, much relished by children.»
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition, p. 478:
«We gathered and ate a great quantity of gibong (the ripe fruitof Persoonia falcata).»
1852. G. C. Mundy, `Our Antipodes,' c. vi,. p. 176, 3rdedition 1855:
«The geebung, a native plum, very woolly and tasteless.»
1885. R. M. Praed, `Australian Life,' p. 113:
«We gathered the wild raspberries, and mingling them withgeebongs and scrub berries, set forth a dessert.»
1885. Rolf Boldrewood, `Robbery under Arms,' p. 255:
«You won't turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung intoan orange.»
1889. J. M. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 584:
«A `geebung' (the name given to the fruits of Persoonias,and hence to the trees themselves).»