Kurrajong may refer to
- any of several species of Australian trees in the genus Brachychiton;
- the plant species Hibiscus tiliaceus;
- Kurrajong, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney.
The word kurrajong comes from Dharuk garrajuĊ "fishing line", as fishing lines were made from kurrajong bark.[1]
References
- ^ Dixon, R.M.W.; Moore, Bruce; Ramson, W. S.; Thomas, Mandy (2006). Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning (2nd ed. ed.). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-19-554073-5.
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