Illawarra ash

noun

Il·​la·​war·​ra ash

¦ilə¦wärə-

: an Australian timber tree (Elaeocarpus cyaneus) with racemose flowers and blue globular fruit

Word History

Etymology

from Illawarra district, New South Wales, Australia

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