Australian Aboriginal bushcraft

thumb|An Egypt|Egyptian boomerang; [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.]] thumb|Australian Aboriginal boomerangs A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower. The origin of the word is from an Aboriginal Australian language of the Sydney region. Its original meaning, which is preserved in official competitions, refers only to returning objects, not to throwing sticks, which were also used for hunting by various peoples both in Australia

alt=Capparis spinosa fruit in Behbahan|thumb|Capparis spinosa fruits in Behbahan

species of conifer

Xanthorrhoea () is a genus of about 30 species of succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. They are endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yielding species), kangaroo tail, balga (Western Australia), yakka (South Australia), yamina (Tasmania, from the palawa kani language), and black boy (or "blackboy"). The most common species is Xanthorrhoea australis, and some of these names are applied specifically to this species.

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right|thumb|upright=1.3|Bullroarers from Africa in the Pitt Rivers Museum

species of flowering plant

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species of plant

ants which have specialized workers that are gorged with food to the point that their abdomens swell enormously

flesh from kangaroos

genus of plants

The orchid genus described by Karsten as Duboisia is now included in Myoxanthus. For the prehistoric antelope genus, see Duboisia (antelope).

species of plant endemic to Western Australia

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species of plant in Australia

native fauna and flora used for sustenance by indigenous peoples, primarily in Australia

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species of plant

Lagunaria is a genus in the family Malvaceae. It is an Australian plant which is native to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and parts of coastal Queensland. It has been introduced to many parts of the world. The genus was named for its resemblance to the earlier genus Laguna Cav., which was named in honour of Andrés Laguna, a Spanish botanist and a physician to Pope Julius III.

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species of plant

species of flowering plant

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species of plant in the family Capparaceae endemic to Australia

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thumb|Waddies made by the Arrernte people thumb|Aboriginal man carrying waddy, woomera (spear-thrower) and spear, South Australia, c. 1876 A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an Aboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals. Waddy comes from the Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney. Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement. Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.

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species of plant

seedcakes baked by Aboriginal Australians

thumb|right|250px|Stripe-tailed goanna (Varanus caudolineatus) A goanna is any one of several species of lizard of the genus Varanus found in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device

genus of insects

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species of plant in the family Malvaceae

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Aboriginal Australian practice of the regular burning of vegetables and plants

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species of flowering plant

trees carved by Aboriginal Australians

carrying vessel from Indigenous Australia

Solanum species native to Australia

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