Definition of Fusanus acuminatus. Meaning of Fusanus acuminatus. Synonyms of Fusanus acuminatus

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Definition of Fusanus acuminatus

Fusanus acuminatus
Quandong Quan"dong, n. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang.

Meaning of Fusanus acuminatus from wikipedia

- (1810) as Fus**** a****inatus, based on his type collection made at Fowlers Bay, South Australia, in 1802. Brown gave the Latin epithet a****inatus to denote...
- whose bright crimson flowers were very ornamental.** (*Footnote. Fus**** a****inatus.) — Lindley, Mitc****, 1838 The description in the genus Loranthus...