An Australian shrub or small tree bearing edible but hard-seeded fruit, also spelled geebung or geebung nut.
From Dharug language of Australia, 'geebung' referred to the plant and its fruit. Early European settlers adopted this Aboriginal name for the native plant.
When colonizers arrived in Australia, they had to learn from Aboriginal peoples which plants were safe to eat—many Aboriginal plant names, like 'geebung,' became the official English names because the Indigenous knowledge was irreplaceable.
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