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Meaning of "cumbungi" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUMBUNGI

From a native Australian language.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CUMBUNGI

kʌmˈbʌŋɡɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUMBUNGI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cumbungi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUMBUNGI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Typha

Typha /ˈtaɪfə/ is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. The genus has a largely Northern Hemisphere distribution, but is essentially cosmopolitan, being found in a variety of wetland habitats. These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail, catninetail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, and in New Zealand as raupo. Other taxa of plants may be known as bulrush, including some sedges in Scirpus and related genera. The rhizomes are edible. Evidence of preserved starch grains on grinding stones suggests they were eaten in Europe 30,000 years ago.

Definition of cumbungi in the English dictionary

The definition of cumbungi in the dictionary is any of various tall Australian marsh plants of the genus Typha.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUMBUNGI

appleringie · binghi · collieshangie · dengue · dingey · Mesolonghi · Missolonghi · sarangi · sengi · tangie · Ubangi

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUMBUNGI

cumber · cumberbund · cumberer · Cumberland · Cumberland sauce · cumberless · cumberment · Cumbernauld · cumbersome · cumbersomely · cumbersomeness · cumbia · cumbrance · Cumbria · Cumbrian · Cumbrian Mountains · cumbrous · cumbrously · cumbrousness · cumec

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUMBUNGI

bostangi · fungi · hangi · hongi · lungi · mingimingi · porangi · putangitangi · rangi · shilingi · tangi · Treaty of Waitangi · wongi

Synonyms and antonyms of cumbungi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cumbungi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUMBUNGI

Find out the translation of cumbungi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cumbungi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cumbungi» in English.
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cumbungi
1,325 millions of speakers
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Cumbungi
570 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
510 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
380 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
280 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
278 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
270 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
260 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
220 millions of speakers
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Cumbungi
190 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
180 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
130 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
85 millions of speakers
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Cumbungi
85 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
80 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
75 millions of speakers
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कंबुंगी
75 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
70 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
65 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
50 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
40 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
30 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
15 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
14 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
10 millions of speakers
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cumbungi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cumbungi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUMBUNGI»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cumbungi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUMBUNGI»

Discover the use of cumbungi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cumbungi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water ...
Even though cumbungi prefers stable water levels, where conditions are seasonally or periodically dry the timing of inundation may be significant. The broadleaf cumbungi exhibits optimal growth in water temperatures of 25–28°C ( Cary and ...
Kerrylee Rogers, Timothy J. Ralph, 2011
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What Makes a Good Farm for Wildlife?
In books on invasive plants in Australia, reeds and rushes, but more particularly Cumbungi, are often identified as weeds. The majority of these plants are native and are important in the ecology of creeks, rivers and wetlands. Given this, are ...
‎2011
3
Noxious Weeds of Australia
They are: Typha domingensis Pers. - narrow leaf cumbungi [TYHDO] Synonyms: Typha angustifolia var. brouTiii (Kunth) Kronfeld, T. basedowii Graebn., T. brownii Kunth Typha latifolia L. - cumbungi [TYHLA] Typha orientals Presl - broad leaf ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
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Blackhearts: Ecology in Outback Australia
And so the spread of cumbungi continued. By  locals claimed that the weed was so widespread that it was almost impossible to launch a boat, that the tick-bearing mosquitoes were unbearable, and that once beautiful Lake Kununurra ...
Richard Symanski, 2000
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Wetland Plants of Queensland: A Field Guide
Bulrush, cumbungi Habit: Bulrush is a robust, emergent herbaceous perennial growing up to 3m tall which has rigid erect leaves and stems terminated by a brown velvety spike of densely packed flowers. Distribution: Bulrush is a native plant ...
K. M. Stephens, Ralph M. Dowling, 2002
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Wetland Weeds: Causes, Cures and Compromises
In the foreground the relatively small narrowleaf cumbungi contrasts with a faster- spreading stand of broadleaf cumbungi in the distance. At left below a closer view of narrowleaf cumbungi in flower, with broadleaf cumbungi at right, showing  ...
Nick Romanowski, 2011
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants: A Field Guide for Non-tropical ...
It has recently been suggested that broad-leaf cumbungi (7" orientalis) has been derived from narrow-leal cumbungi (T domingensis) bv polyploidy, where a doubling (or more) of chromosomes has created greater size and vigour: a ...
Nick Romanowski, 1998
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Ecosystem Response Modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin
The chenopod replacement of 2430 ha of wet non-woody communities – common reed (Phragmites australis), water couch (Paspalum distichum) and cumbungi (Typha domingensis) – was strongly associated with reductions in inundation ...
Neil Saintilan, Ian Overton, 2010
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The Comfort of Water: A River Pilgrimage
We drove there onahot daytocut cumbungi,a water plant thatgrows in wetlands and billabongs and quiet bends of rivers.We were out to harvest the tender bases of the cumbungi stalks atthe place wherethey emergefrom the mud at ...
Maya Ward, 2011
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Water Garden Plants & Animals: The Complete Guide for All ...
Robust Cumbungi (I orien- talis) is usually the larger species, at 2 m or more, with larger and broader flowerspikes and very broad leaves. However, there is a fair degree of overlap with robust forms of Slender Cumbungi (T domingensis), ...
Nick Romanowski, 2000

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUMBUNGI»

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Canberra's Indigenous gardener Adam Shipp reaps rewards at …
Small new shoots can be harvested from the bullrush or cumbungi eaten raw or in a salad. The plant is a widespread, robust weed. Adam digs ... «Good Food, Jun 15»
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Australian wildlife, within easy reach
Meanwhile, in Adelaide Hills, just 30 minutes east of the South Australian capital of Adelaide, there are twilight platypus viewings at Cumbungi ... «Travel Weekly, May 15»
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Common weed could tackle water pollution
Typha domingensis is more often called southern cattail or cumbungi. The plant is found intemperate and tropical regions throughout the world. «Digital Journal, Mar 15»
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Taste of Summer: It's eel season for the Gunditjmara people in south …
On the bank, a wise crayfish scuttles away and the tall Cumbungi reeds sway. Advertisement. For Gunditjmara people like Lovett-Murray, ... «The Age, Jan 15»
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Coming up roses
It is surrounded by Iris pseudacorus, which love the damp edges, and cumbungi (Typha spp), a reed carefully controlled to assist in bank ... «The Australian, Oct 12»
REFERENCE
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