SINCE 1828
gidgee
noun
gid·gee
| \ ˈgijē\
variants:
or gidgea
or less commonly gidya
or gidyea \ " , -jə \
plural -s
Definition of gidgee
1a
: a somewhat scrubby Australian acacia (Acacia cambagei) that grows chiefly in dry inland regions and has an extremely foul-smelling blossom
b
: georgina gidgee
c
: yarran sense 1
2
: the dense hard dark wood of gidgee and various other small Australian acacias that is valued for turning and carving and used also for fencing and fuel
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