Balwarra

/bælˈwɑːrə/ noun

Definition

An Australian plant or tree, the name possibly deriving from Aboriginal languages of Australia.

Etymology

Likely derived from Aboriginal Australian languages, though the exact etymology is unclear. Many Australian plant names were adopted from Indigenous languages by European settlers.

Kelly Says

Plant names like balwarra remind us how much of Australia's biodiversity knowledge came from Indigenous peoples—they had names and uses for thousands of species long before European botanists arrived and 'scientifically' classified them!

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