spearwood
(Australia) The flowering vine .
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(Australia) The flowering vine .
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(Australia) The shrub .
: Peppermint (), attaining heights of up to 30 feet, is the principal understorey species in the south, while , Banksia grandis, Banksia attenuata, Casuarina fraseriana, black wattle and spearwood () predominate in the north.
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(Australia) The erect woody evergreen shrub , endemic to Western Australia.
1966, Western Australian Forests Department, Bulletin, Issues 63-77, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=JP8OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22spearwood%22|%22spearwoods%22+kunzea+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22spearwood%22|%22spearwoods%22+kunzea+…
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Australian slang for a spearfisher — someone who hunts fish underwater using a speargun or pole spear, typically while freediving. Spearos are a distinct tribe in Australian coastal culture: they tend to know the reef better than most, have strong opinions about sustainable fishing, and will happily spend an hour in the ocean before breakfast. The '-o' suffix is quintessentially Australian, doing what it does to every noun it touches — making it feel like a mate rather than a title.