nardoo

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Etymology

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From Dieri ngardu.

Noun

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nardoo (countable and uncountable, plural nardoos)

  1. (chiefly Australia) Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food. [from 19th c.]
    • 2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 34:
      Nardoo (Marsilea drummondii) was a crucial plant because of its ability to grow on the beds of shallow lakes in otherwise inhospitable regions.

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