bunya

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1. •
   The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.

   • The palm takes the place of the eucalyptus to a certain extent, and the woods teem with the bunya-bunya, — a very desirable and ornamental tree, which belongs to the pine family. — 1887
2. •
   A traditional Kanak and Ni-Vanuatu dish
3. •
   (India, old-fashioned) A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.