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单词 cunjevoi
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Definition of cunjevoi in English:

cunjevoi

noun ˈkʌndʒɪvɔɪ
  • 1A tall Australian plant of the arum family, with edible corms.

    海芋

    Alocasia macrorrhiza, family Araceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cunjevoi is a poisonous plant with inedible, reddish fruits.
    • When the Latins were here they named it Pyura stolonifera, but indigenous and other native-born Australians and others call it cunjevoi, or just plain cunji.
    • Amazingly, a lot of fishermen don't seem to realize cunjevoi grows on estuary racks and is very easy to collect.
    • It supports many plant species including the rainforest trees, ground ferns, tree ferns, zamias, cunjevois, cordylines or palm-lilies, native bananas, palms, climbing plants and epiphytes.
  • 2An Australian sea squirt used as fishing bait.

    (用作鱼饵的澳大利亚)海鞘

    Pyura praeputialis, class Ascidiacea

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cunjevoi is a sea squirt that is commonly found along the low tide mark on rocky shores.
    • Bulcock Beach lifesaver Kate Stow said she suspected the creature was a cunjevoi but could not be sure, so they had to take proper precautions.
    • They range in size from tiny zooids that live together in large matrix materials to large solitary individuals such as the cunjevoi.
    • Cranky cunjevois are just part of an incredible array of uniquely Australian marine life that might benefit from the new housing.
    • It is used by fishermen as bait, and loggerhead turtles are often seen eating cunjevoi.

Origin

Late 19th century (in sense 1): of Aboriginal (probably Queensland) origin. sense 2 dates from the early 20th century.

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