wonga

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

aboriginal name for the bulrush, Typha angustifolia, Linn. It is the same as the Raupo (q.v.) of New Zealand, and is also known as Bulrush, Cat's Tail and Reed Mace,and in Europe as the `Asparagus of the Cossacks.'For etymology, see next word.

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