Georgina gidgee

noun

Geor·​gi·​na gidgee

(ˈ)jȯ(r)¦jēnə-

: a scrubby Australian acacia (Acacia georginae) of the Georgina river district that much resembles and is sometimes considered a hybrid of the common gidgee and that has been implicated as a causative factor of Georgina River disease in animals that feed on its seed pods

Word History

Etymology

from Georgina river

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