burrawang

any of several Australian cycads of the genus Macrozamia, having an edible nut

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Clarke (2008:50, citing Cawte 1974) indicated British settlers called burrawang 'fools pineapple', referring to the shape of the stroboli and the seeds' toxicity when raw.

Aboriginal vernacular names of Australian cycads of Macrozamia, Bowenia and Lepidozamia spp.: a response to "Cycads in the vernacular: a compendium of local names"

They still explain for those who haven't seen them, that Grug came from the top of a Burrawang tree.

Prior, Ted: Grug and his Imaginary Friend

Poisoning of sheep by the seeds of Burrawang. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 41:451-457.

Another burning question: hunter-gatherer exploitation of Macrozamia spp

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