单词 | giddea |
释义 | giddea, gidya|ˈgɪdiːə| Also gidgee, -jee, gydya. [Native Australian; ‘the original meaning is probably small’ (Morris).] 1. A species of Acacia (A. homalophylla). Chiefly attrib.
1885Mrs. C. Praed Austr. Life 51 Gidya shrubs. 1890Boldrewood Col. Reformer II. xvii. 88, I sat..watching the shadows of the gydya trees lengthen. 1896B. Spencer in Rep. Horn Exped. i. 23 The Stinking Acacia or Giddea. 2. A long spear made from this wood, used by Australian Aborigines.
1878Catal. Objects Ethno-typical Art in Nat. Gallery, Melbourne 46 Gid-jee, hardwood spear, with fragments of quartz set in gum on two sides and grass-tree stem. Total length, 7 feet 8 inches. 1966W. S. Ramson Austral. Eng. vi. 117 Gidgee (also gidya or giddea)..is used..of a long spear made from the wood of this tree. |

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