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Language: 
Biyal Biyal
Australian: 
Thom m arral
English JS Main: 
apple
English: 
"Thom m arral / Pomera / the fruit of this plant called by the Natives Pom mer ral and eaten by them when ripe" The author of this catalogue record is Suzanne Stenning. =========== Image reference: 12427 Title: Unidentified plant, possibly a species of Solanaceae sp., kangaroo apple Description: Drawing 426 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Thom m arral or Pomera.
Category: 
flora
Source: 
Painters
Line: 
12427.1
Respelt: 
Dumaral
Part of speech: 
noun
Meaning Clue: 
"Thom m arral" Dumaral = ""Thom m arral / Pomera / the fruit of this plant called by the Natives Pom mer ral and eaten by them when ripe ..." apple kangaroo: Painters [::] [BB]
Source Details: 
INDIGENOUS NAMES IN WORKS BY THE PORT JACKSON PAINTER, THOMAS WATLING etc. Watling Collection, Natural History Museum, London Transcribed by Keith V. Smith 2002 Watling, Thomas, 1762-1814? -------------- NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON <[WebCat] Search The Natural History Museum's library catalogue> The 5-digit numbers are the picture identification numbers quoted near the end of each entry. --------- Most or all of the items with an indigenous word attached are in the JS PAINTERS ringbinder, arranged alphabelically by a JS ’no hyphens’ transcription. ========= NO PAINTERS FILE: This is the PENCIL line number (in JS ’Painters’ ringbinder) supplied by Keith Smith. the page numbers entered by JS
Comment: 
Watling Drawing - no. 427 : Flowering Plant, native name "Thom m arral" or "Pomera" / Port Jackson Painter // possibly a species of Kangaroo Apple

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