Austral English / A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

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For those that love it and understand,
The salt-bush plain is a wonderland."

<hw>Samson-fish</hw>, <i>n</i>. name given in Sydney to <i>Seriola hippos</i>, Gunth., family <i>Carangidae</i>; and in Melbourne to the young of <i>Arripis salar</i>, Richards., family <i>Percidae</i>. See <i>Salmon</i>.

1882. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `Fish of New South Wales,' p. 60:

"The samson-fish (Senola hippos, Gunth.) is occasionally caught. The great strength of these fishes is remarkable, and which probably is the cause that gave it the name of Samson-fish, as sailors or shipwrights give to the name of a strong post resting on the keelson of a ship, and supporting the upper beam, and bearing all the weight of the deck cargo near the hold, <i>Samson-post</i>."

<hw>Sandalwood</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is given to many Australian trees from the strong scent of their timber. They are —

Of the <i>N.O. Santalaceae</i>—

<i>Exocarpos latifolia</i>, R. Br.; called <i>Scrub-Sandalwood</i>.

<i>Fusanus spicatus</i>, R. Br.; called <i>Fragrant Sandalwood</i>.

<i>Santalum lanceolatum</i>, R. Br.