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

<hw>Native Cabbage</hw>, <i>n</i>. The <i>Nasturtium palustre</i>, De C., <i>N.O. Cruciferae</i>, is so called, but in spite of its name it is not endemic in Australia. In New Zealand, the name is sometimes applied to the <i>Maori Cabbage</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Native Carrot</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Carrot</i>.

<hw>Native Cascarilla</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Cascarilla</i>.

<hw>Native Cat</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Cat</i>.

<hw>Native Celery</hw>, or <hw>Australian Celery</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Celery</i>.

<hw>Native Centaury</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Centaury</i>.

<hw>Native Cherry</hw>, <i>n</i>. See <i>Cherry</i>.

<hw>Native-Companion</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian bird-name, <i>Grus australasianus</i>, Gould. See also <i>Crane</i>.

1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 125:

"Here we saw the native-companion, a large bird of the crane genus . . . five feet high, colour of the body grey, the wings darker, blue or black."