English▸ noun either of two Australian trees.
▪ a small tree of the sandalwood family, which has round red fruit with an edible pulp and kernel (Eucarya acuminata, family Santalaceae).
▪ also blue quandong, a large tree of the subtropical rainforest, which has blue berries (Elaeocarpus grandis, family Elaeocarpaceae).
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Wiradhuri.