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slovo definícia australian (mass) Australian - austrálsky, Austrálčan australian (encz) Australian,Australan n: australian (encz) Australian,australská angličtin Zdeněk Brož australian (encz) Australian,australský adj: Australian (gcide) Australian \Aus*tra"li*an\, a. [From L. Terra Australis southern land.] Of or pertaining to Australia. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Australia. [1913 Webster] australian (wn) Australian adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: Australian, Aussie] 2: the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines [syn: Australian, Aboriginal Australian]

podobné slovo definícia australian (mass) Australian - austrálsky, Austrálčan australian (encz) Australian,Australan n: Australian,australská angličtin Zdeněk BrožAustralian,australský adj: australianize (encz) Australianize,australianizovat v: Zdeněk Brož australianizes (encz) Australianizes,australianizuje v: Zdeněk Brož native australian (encz) native Australian, n: australianizovat (czen) australianizovat,Australianizev: Zdeněk Brož australianizuje (czen) australianizuje,Australianizesv: Zdeněk Brož Australian ant-eater (gcide) Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder, Gr. 'e`chidna.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater. [1913 Webster] Australian ballot (gcide) Australian ballot \Aus*tra"li*an bal"lot\ (Law) A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Australian bear (gcide) Koala \Ko*a"la\, n. A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, {native bear}, and native sloth. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. [1913 Webster +PJC] KobBear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b[aum]r, Icel. & Sw. bj["o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zool.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects. [1913 Webster] Note: The European brown bear (Ursus arctos), the white polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis), the American black bear, and its variety the cinnamon bear (Ursus Americanus), the Syrian bear (Ursus Syriacus), and the sloth bear, are among the notable species. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. [1913 Webster] 4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person. [1913 Webster] 5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market. [1913 Webster] Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of tossing up. [1913 Webster] 6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine. [1913 Webster] 7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck. [1913 Webster] Australian bear. (Zool.) See Koala. Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs. Bear caterpillar (Zool.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus Euprepia. Bear garden. (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting. (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted. --M. Arnold. Bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of a young man on his travels. [1913 Webster] Australian honeysuckle (gcide) Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. [1913 Webster] Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under French. [1913 Webster] Australian lancewood (gcide) Lancewood \Lance"wood`\, n. (Bot.) A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree which produces this wood, Duguetia Quitarensis (a native of Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family (Anonase[ae]). [1913 Webster] Australian lancewood, a myrtaceous tree ({Backhousia Australis}). [1913 Webster] Australian manna (gcide) Manna \Man"na\ (m[a^]n"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also {manna lichen}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and {Fraxinus rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe. [1913 Webster] Note: Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see Camel's thorn, under Camel); Tamarisk manna, that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of eucalyptus; Brian[,c]on manna, that of the European larch. [1913 Webster] Manna insect (Zool), a scale insect ({Gossyparia mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in Arabia. [1913 Webster] Australian nettle (gcide) Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw. n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and {Urtica chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. [1913 Webster] Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides); -- also called nettle tree. Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp. Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium. False nettle (Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge. Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse. nettle tree. (a) Same as Hackberry. (b) See Australian nettle (above). Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens). Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. [1913 Webster] Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. Sea nettle (Zool.), a medusa. [1913 Webster] Australian oak (gcide) Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The strong wood or timber of the oak. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the true oaks in America are: Barren oak, or Black-jack, Quercus nigra. Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii. Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak or quercitron oak. Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called also over-cup or mossy-cup oak. Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora. Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus prinoides}. Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also called enceno. Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of California. Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak. Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia. Red oak, Quercus rubra. Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea. Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc. Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria. Spanish oak, Quercus falcata. Swamp Spanish oak, or Pin oak, Quercus palustris. Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor. Water oak, Quercus aquatica. Water white oak, Quercus lyrata. Willow oak, Quercus Phellos. [1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are: Bitter oak, or Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris). Cork oak, Quercus Suber. English white oak, Quercus Robur. Evergreen oak, Holly oak, or Holm oak, Quercus Ilex. Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera. Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria. [1913 Webster] Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus Quercus, are: African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}). Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus Casuarina (see Casuarina). Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak). Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem. New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon excelsum}). Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy, but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus diversiloba}. Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree (Grevillea robusta). [1913 Webster] Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi. Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young. Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak. Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall. Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood. Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect. Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect Diplolepis lenticularis. Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak. The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate. To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors," signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.] [1913 Webster] Australian pitcher plant (gcide) Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. [1913 Webster] American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California. See Darlingtonia. Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. [1913 Webster] Australian plum (gcide) Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Prune a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. [1913 Webster] The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G. Bentham. [1913 Webster] Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the true plums are; Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, Bullace plum. See Bullace. Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its round red drupes. Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several other varieties. [1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other genera than Prunus, are; Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri. Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine. Date plum. See under Date. Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime. Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea. Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia. [1913 Webster] 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. [1913 Webster] 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. [1913 Webster] 4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or choice thing of its kind, as among appointments, positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint. [PJC] Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch. Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio. [1913 Webster] Australian sassafras (gcide) Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.) An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste. [1913 Webster] Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras) with aromatic bark and leaves. Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia sempervirens}). New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae Zelandiae}). Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean. Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See Magnolia. [1913 Webster] Australian sloth (gcide) Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [1913 Webster] [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. [1913 Webster] Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species ({Cholopus Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. [1913 Webster] Australian sloth, or Native sloth (Zool.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zool.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zool.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or Melursus labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, {labiated bear}, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zool.), a loris. [1913 Webster] Australian tea (gcide) Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th['e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. [1913 Webster] Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also by various other characteristic differences, as of taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and quality are dependent upon the treatment which the leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands upon a table, to free them from a portion of their moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in the air for some time after being gathered, and then tossed about with the hands until they become soft and flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until the leaves have become of the proper color. The principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made chiefly from young spring buds. See Bohea, Congou, Gunpowder tea, under Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong, and Souchong. --K. Johnson. --Tomlinson. [1913 Webster] Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached Europe till after the establishment of intercourse between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese, however, did little towards the introduction of the herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century, that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe." --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster] 2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage. [1913 Webster] 3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea. [1913 Webster] 4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper. [1913 Webster] Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the plant itself. See Kat. Assam tea, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought there from China about the year 1850. Australian tea, or Botany Bay tea (Bot.), a woody climbing plant (Smilax glycyphylla). Brazilian tea. (a) The dried leaves of Lantana pseodothea, used in Brazil as a substitute for tea. (b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for preparing a beverage. Labrador tea. (Bot.) See under Labrador. New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot. See Redroot. New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand. Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea. Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate. Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set. Tea bug (Zool.), an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves. Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea. Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China. Tea clam (Zool.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.] Tea garden, a public garden where tea and other refreshments are served. Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained. Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated. Tea service, the appurtenances or utensils required for a tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish. Tea set, a tea service. Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk. Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting. Tea tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant, above. Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase, for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea. [1913 Webster] aboriginal australian (wn) Aboriginal Australian n 1: the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines [syn: Australian, Aboriginal Australian] australian (wn) Australian adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Australia [syn: Australian, Aussie] 2: the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines [syn: Australian, Aboriginal Australian] australian aborigine (wn) Australian Aborigine n 1: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine] australian alps (wn) Australian Alps n 1: a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range australian arowana (wn) Australian arowana n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn: Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, saratoga, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue, {Scleropages leichardti}] australian blacksnake (wn) Australian blacksnake n 1: large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly [syn: Australian blacksnake, {Pseudechis porphyriacus}] australian bonytongue (wn) Australian bonytongue n 1: a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn: Australian bonytongue, northern barramundi, Scleropages jardinii] australian capital (wn) Australian capital n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: Canberra, Australian capital, {capital of Australia}] australian chestnut (wn) Australian chestnut n 1: Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood [syn: Moreton Bay chestnut, Australian chestnut] australian cockroach (wn) Australian cockroach n 1: widely distributed in warm countries [syn: {Australian cockroach}, Periplaneta australasiae] australian coral snake (wn) Australian coral snake n 1: small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and- white on red [syn: Australian coral snake, {Rhynchoelaps australis}] australian crawl (wn) Australian crawl n 1: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: crawl, front crawl, Australian crawl] australian desert (wn) Australian Desert n 1: general name given to all desert areas in Australia [syn: Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert] australian dollar (wn) Australian dollar n 1: the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru australian grass tree (wn) Australian grass tree n 1: any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins [syn: grass tree, {Australian grass tree}] 2: stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers [syn: Australian grass tree, Richea dracophylla]