different between aborigines vs wattleseed

English

Etymology

From Latin Abor?gin?s, possibly from ab or?gine (“from the beginning”). See aborigo.

Noun

aborigines

1. plural of aborigine

Noun

aborigines pl (plural only)

1. The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
2. Indigenous flora and fauna. [First attested in the late 17^th century.]
3. (historical) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred. [First attested in the early 18^th century.]

References

Anagrams

• baignoires

Latin

Noun

aborigin?s

1. nominative plural of aborig?
2. accusative plural of aborig?
3. vocative plural of aborig?

References

• aborigines in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• aborigines in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[1]
• aborigines in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aborigines in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

English

Etymology

wattle +? seed

Noun

wattleseed (countable and uncountable, plural wattleseeds)

1. The edible seeds of various Australian plants, traditionally eaten by the Australian Aborigines.