What is "kurrajong"

n. 1 (context Australia English) Any of a number of species of tree or shrub in the genus (taxlink Brachychiton genus). 2 (context Australia English) A peanut tree, (taxlink Sterculia quadrifida species), native to eastern coastal Australia; a red- or orange-fruited kurrajong.

n. widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle [syn: currajong, Brachychiton populneus]

Kurrajong may refer to

• Any of several species of Australian trees in the genus Brachychiton;
• The plant species Hibiscus tiliaceus;
• Kurrajong, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains.
• Kurrajong, Western Australia, a ghost town in Western Australia
• The Early Learning Centre at Pulteney Grammar School, South Australia
• Building on Darlinghurst rd Darlinghurst, built in 1927 and rumoured to have been the first building in Sydney to use reinforced concrete in its construction.