blackboy

Xanthorrhoea semiplana

Meaning

Noun

  • An Aboriginal boy or servant.
  • Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.

Related

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Origin

  • From black + boy. For sense , from a supposed resemblance of the plant to an Aboriginal boy holding an upright spear.

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