maiden's blush

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

n.


name given to the Australian tree Echinocarpus australis, Benth., N.O. Tiliaceae; and sometimes applied to Euroschinusfalcatus, Hook., N.O. Anacardiaceae. The timber isof a delicate rosy colour when cut. The fruit is called Hedgehog-fruit (q.v.). In Tasmania, the name is appliedto Convolvulus erubescens, Sims., order Convolvulaceae.

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