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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUANDONG

QUANDONG Quan "dong, n. (Bot. )

Defn: The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus ) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang.

New American Oxford Dictionary

quandong

quan dong |ˈkwänˌdäNG ˈkwɑnˌdɑŋ | ▶noun either of two Australian trees. [● a small tree of the sandalwood family that has round red fruit with an edible pulp and kernel (Eucarya acuminata, family Santalaceae ). ● (also blue quandong ) a large tree of the subtropical rain forest that has blue berries (Elaeocarpus grandis, family Elaeocarpaceae ).] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri.

Oxford Dictionary

quandong

quandong |ˈkwɒndɒŋ, ˈkwan- | ▶noun either of two Australian trees: ● a small tree of the sandalwood family, which has round red fruit with an edible pulp and kernel (Eucarya acuminata, family Santalaceae ). ● (also blue quandong ) a large tree of the subtropical rainforest, which has blue berries (Elaeocarpus grandis, family Elaeocarpaceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri.