georgina gidgee

georgina gidgee
\(ˈ)jȯ(r)|jēnə-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized 1st G
Etymology: from Georgina river
: 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

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