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词汇 kwongan
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Definition of kwongan in English:

kwongan

nounˈkwɒŋɡan
mass nounAustralian
  • (in Western Australia) dry scrubland with woody evergreen vegetation.

    the kwongan is legendary among plant ecologists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here is a typical Kwongan heathland flora in Western Australia.
    • To wander through kwongan is to sniff the heady scents of nature.
    • To state that South African fynbos, Australian kwongan, and Californian chaparral are ‘fire-resistant’ is strange, for they are among the most fire-promoting plant communities known.
    • These plants are from what's called "Kwongan ecosystems" in the southwest of Western Australia.
    • Most of the taxa are endemic to kwongan and open woodlands of Mediterranean ecosystems of the south-west Botanical Province.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Nyungar (an Aboriginal language) kwongan 'sand plain'.

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